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Cancer rates rising in lower-income countries
By Kate Madden Yee
Cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in low- and middle-income countries, perhaps due to lifestyle changes and lack of appropriate screening or prevention measures, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
December 17, 2015
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It's final: CMS rejects NaF-PET coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reaffirmed its decision not to reimburse for sodium fluoride (NaF) PET scans to detect bone metastases.
December 14, 2015
How to optimize your reimbursement for image guidance
By Carin Carlson
In this article that continues our series by Carin Carlson of Healthcare Administrative Partners on how to optimize radiology documentation for maximum reimbursement potential, we address the two most important questions specific to imaging guidance in interventional radiology.
December 10, 2015
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Socioeconomic factors affect patient care in radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Racial, social, and economic disparities can negatively affect patient access to radiology -- and that's bad news not only for clinical outcomes, but also for a department's bottom line, according to research presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting.
December 10, 2015
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CMS shuffles the deck in 2016 hospital OPPS rules
By Catherine Huyghe
New Medicare payment rules for 2016 are chock full of changes for medical billing and coding specialists. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to tweak codes in its hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), according to Catherine Huyghe of Panacea Healthcare Solutions.
December 8, 2015
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Overall imaging use has slowed -- but ED rates still high
By Kate Madden Yee
Despite an overall slowdown in the rate of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in other settings, imaging use rates have continued to increase in the emergency department (ED), according to a study presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University.
December 7, 2015
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CMS: U.S. healthcare spending grew to $3 trillion in 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. healthcare spending in 2014 grew at a rate of 5.3% to $3 trillion, or $9,523 per person, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Health Affairs.
December 2, 2015
Surefire Medical closes $15M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional radiology technology developer Surefire Medical has raised $15 million in financing.
December 1, 2015
Bellin College
Students from Bellin College in Green Bay, WI, pose in front of the RSNA 100 logo at RSNA 2015.
November 30, 2015
Video from RSNA 2015: How can radiologists add value?
CHICAGO - As healthcare shifts from a volume- to a value-based paradigm, where does this leave radiologists? There are a number of strategies they can take to add value to healthcare in this environment, according to Dr. Geraldine McGinty of Weill Cornell Medicine and the American College of Radiology.
November 29, 2015
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Video from RSNA 2015: Lego imaging suite allays kids' fears of MRI scans
CHICAGO - A novel Lego kit of an MRI scanning suite that kids can assemble themselves is a hot topic at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. The developers of the kit believe it could help familiarize kids with the imaging environment before their scans.
November 29, 2015
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Radiologists are working more for less, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - It's not your imagination: Radiologists are working more for less reimbursement -- in fact, almost double for what they're getting paid, according to a poster discussion at RSNA's annual conference.
November 29, 2015
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