Practice Management: Page 147

Should interval chest CT findings affect timing of lung screening?
By Kate Madden Yee
Should clinical information gleaned from interval diagnostic low-dose chest CT scans for lung cancer affect the timing of later rounds of lung screening? Perhaps, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2021 meeting.
December 16, 2021
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ASRT donates $10K to tornado relief to Red Cross
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief services to those affected by tornados that swept through multiple states in the South and Midwest this week.
December 15, 2021
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COVID-19 drives spike in U.S. healthcare spending
By Will Morton
The U.S. government spent $4.1 trillion on healthcare in 2020, a growth rate of 9.7% that's twice the rate seen in 2019. The increase was driven by the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article published December 15 in Health Affairs.
December 14, 2021
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ARRT announces 'gold standard' winners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has announced the 2021 winners of its I Am the Gold Standard program for registered technologists who excel in their profession.
December 14, 2021
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Congress passes bill that eases Medicare payment cuts to radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that will mitigate significant payment cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that were to go into effect on January 1 -- and would have affected radiology reimbursement by more than 10%.
December 9, 2021
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House passes bill to mitigate Medicare cuts
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would mitigate a significant portion of the Medicare reimbursement cuts that were scheduled to take effect on January 1.
December 7, 2021
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ACR awards grants to support legislator education efforts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Association (ACRA) has awarded four state radiology societies grants which will be used to educate legislators about the importance of radiologists.
December 7, 2021
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ACR urges CMS to make changes to lung cancer screening guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to further adjust its proposed guidance for lung cancer screening.
December 6, 2021
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ACR: Biden's stopgap spending bill comes up short for radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Joseph Biden on December 3 signed legislation that averted a government shutdown through February 18, but the American College of Radiology (ACR) says the bill fails to protect the specialty from reimbursement cuts that will begin in the new year.
December 5, 2021
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Medicare spending for diagnostic imaging fell 16% in 2020
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare physician services spending for imaging fell 16% in 2020, from an expected $5.6 billion to an actual $4.7 billion -- a loss of $890 million, according to a report released December 2 by the American Medical Association.
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Mach7 partners with ImageMover
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mach7 Technologies is partnering with medical software firm ImageMover.
December 5, 2021
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Wonder Woman offers radiology practice tips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists can take two key tips away from the 1970s show Wonder Woman to improve their practice, according to an opinion published December 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
December 5, 2021
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