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Study: VC is used appropriately despite reimbursement limits
By Eric Barnes
Despite tight limitations on Medicare reimbursement, virtual colonoscopy (VC) is being used appropriately for colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study published online April 5 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine that examined more than 170,000 patient records.
April 9, 2013
SBI: Breast imaging in an era of healthcare reform
By Kate Madden Yee
In a time of rapid healthcare change, there's good news and bad news for breast imagers, according to a presentation today at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) postgraduate course. The good news is breast imaging has a solid infrastructure and demonstrated success. The bad news? Costs are rising and reimbursement is falling.
April 8, 2013
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Imaging centers hit with surprise 30% cut for MRI codes
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Taxpayer Relief Act in January averted the planned 26.5% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, but it didn't prevent reimbursement for two "bread and butter" MRI codes from being slashed by 30%. Some freestanding imaging centers are only now becoming painfully aware of the cut.
April 4, 2013
SuperSonic raises $36M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine announced it has raised $36 million in its latest financing round.
April 2, 2013
Sequester Medicare cuts go into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 2% reduction in reimbursement for Medicare's fee-for-service program went into effect on April 1, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
April 1, 2013
Radiologists return to Haiti to provide education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Expert radiologists and representatives from five imaging societies will be on hand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 25 and 26 to provide a series of didactic lectures and hands-on ultrasound training focusing on pediatric imaging.
March 19, 2013
MedPAC: Imaging volume drops, but long-term growth is high
By Kate Madden Yee
Imaging volume per Medicare beneficiary fell by 1% from 2010 to 2011, but the decline represents just a small part of the overall rapid growth of imaging procedures over the past decade, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report to Congress.
March 14, 2013
CMS to loosen strings on oncology PET payments
By Brian Casey
In a move that should make PET reimbursement easier for most oncology applications, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed removing its longstanding requirement that FDG-PET scans of patients with solid tumors be reported to a national data registry.
March 13, 2013
CMS: 2% Medicare fee-for-service cuts begin April 1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that all claims from healthcare providers for Medicare fee-for-service program reimbursement will be subject to a 2% reduction, effective April 1.
March 10, 2013
CMS reconsiders oncology PET tracer coverage limitations
By Erik L. Ridley
As it had proposed in December, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed a national noncoverage determination for radiopharmaceuticals with oncology PET imaging. However, CMS was not swayed by lobbying efforts to also include cardiac and neurological applications in the decision.
March 7, 2013
Philips donates $9K to ASRT Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has donated nearly $9,000 to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation to fund medical imaging and radiation therapy programs in underserved communities.
March 5, 2013
Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit reduction law passed in August 2012.
February 28, 2013
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