Practice Management: Page 368

FDA officials call for new device reporting program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new nationwide system for more effectively tracking and reporting problems with medical devices could be implemented by unifying various medical data reporting systems, according to an article published July 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association by top officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
July 10, 2016
RSNA foundation awards $4M in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will fund 101 grants totaling $4 million in 2016 -- the highest amount ever awarded by the foundation.
July 10, 2016
CMS releases 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2017. The American College of Radiology said a number of proposals in the new rule are favorable for radiology.
July 10, 2016
ASTRO names new fellows
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is commemorating the 10th anniversary of its ASTRO Fellows designation by naming 10 new fellows.
July 7, 2016
OPPS 2017: More cuts in store for radiology?
By Kate Madden Yee
Fasten your seat belts: On July 6, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule for the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System -- and if it's finalized, radiology may experience further payment cuts.
July 7, 2016
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CMS proposes meaningful use changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a number of changes to its meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs, including proposals to shorten the EHR reporting period in 2016 and to eliminate provisions on clinical decision support and computerized provider order entry in subsequent years.
July 6, 2016
Ultrasound gel maker pleads guilty to criminal charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound gel maker Pharmaceutical Innovations has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from sales of ultrasound gel in 2011 and 2012 that had been contaminated with two types of bacteria, according to a report on NJ.com.
July 6, 2016
CMS releases 2017 OPPS rule for outpatient payments
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 6 released a proposed rule for the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, covering payments for outpatient services.
July 6, 2016
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Bundling for value is goal for 2017 radiology CPT codes
By Jeff Majchrzak
The phrase "potentially misvalued services" will play a key role in the changes that will be made by the American Medical Association to the 2017 current procedural terminology (CPT) codes. In this article, Jeff Majchrzak of Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers a look at what's coming.
July 5, 2016
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Univ. of Missouri to pay $2.2M fraud settlement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
University of Missouri Health Care has agreed to pay the federal government $2.2 million to settle a radiology fraud claim.
July 4, 2016
Sheridan buys AllegiantMD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AmSurg's Physician Services division, Sheridan, has purchased radiology services provider AllegiantMD.
July 4, 2016
SIIM: 7 steps to deliver patient-centered care
By Erik L. Ridley
PORTLAND, OR - As healthcare moves toward an emphasis on value over volume, it's time to rethink imaging and reinvent processes to facilitate patient-centric care, according to the opening general session at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
June 28, 2016
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