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VA says veteran died after delayed lung cancer diagnosis
By Brian Casey
Poor oversight of resident physicians may have contributed to the death of a patient with lung cancer at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in New Mexico. A VA report on the case said the patient waited twice as long for a follow-up CT scan as should have been the case.
November 22, 2021
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CMS releases 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule
By Sandy Coffta
The release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule for 2022 contains few changes from the rule proposed earlier this year. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners helps explain what's new.
November 21, 2021
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Week in Review: CMS expands CT lung screening | Reimbursement drives AI | Get on the Road to RSNA
By Brian Casey
November 19, 2021
ACR lauds new lung cancer screening guidelines from CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding proposed new guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for reimbursement of CT lung cancer screening.
November 18, 2021
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CMS proposes expanded payment for CT lung cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 17 released a proposed update to its low-dose CT lung cancer screening guideline that would start paying for exams starting at age 50, five years younger than under its current policy.
November 16, 2021
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FDA gives nod to MRI safety software tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A software tool designed to help users analyze the safety of MRI environments has been given the regulatory go-ahead by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
November 15, 2021
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Report: Reimbursement drives adoption of AI software for stroke
By Erik L. Ridley
The start in 2020 of Medicare payments for artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect large-vessel occlusion stroke on CT scans has precipitated a sharp increase in utilization, according to a new report from group purchasing organization Vizient.
November 14, 2021
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CMS officially kills 'breakthrough' medical device program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It's official. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has killed a Trump administration-era program to promote the development of "breakthrough" medical devices.
November 14, 2021
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When radiology workstation ergonomics begins at home
By Louise Gagnon
With the shift to working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, radiologists and radiology staff have had to adjust very quickly to home working environments that feature dining room tables and recliners -- environments that may not offer the most ergonomically friendly arrangements.
November 8, 2021
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Realizing the radiology reading room of the future
By Rebekah Moan
What if you could design the radiology reading room of the future? That's the project underway at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which is using evidence-based design principles to radically restructure how radiologists work. The goal is a workforce that's more efficient and less stressed out.
November 8, 2021
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CMS scrubs rule restricting PET tracer coverage
By Will Morton
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially retired national noncoverage language from the books for PET imaging using radiopharmaceuticals for nononcologic indications.
November 4, 2021
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Baseball pitcher claims MRI positioning worsened injury
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Star baseball pitcher Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets claimed that the way he was positioned in an MRI scanner may have aggravated a shoulder injury that ended his season, according to a November 2 article on MLB.com.
November 3, 2021
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