Practice Management: Page 418

CMS introduces hospital ratings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced star ratings on Hospital Compare, its public information website, to make it easier for consumers to evaluate hospitals' quality of care.
April 16, 2015
ASRT names winners of advocacy awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has named winners of its Outstanding Grass-roots Advocacy award.
April 15, 2015
ACR, Alzheimer's group to collaborate on PET trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Alzheimer's Association have announced a collaboration on a new four-year research study that will investigate the clinical usefulness and value of PET scanning for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
April 15, 2015
NY radiologist arrested on drug charges; SGR fix is in; new MICI numbers; more HIMSS coverage
By Brian Casey
April 15, 2015
NY radiologist arrested on prescription drug charges
By Brian Casey
A radiologist in western New York state has been arrested on charges that he allegedly distributed prescription drugs such as oxycodone and hydrocodone to several acquaintances between 2010 and 2014. Dr. Albert Cowie of Diagnostic Imaging Assoc. in Amherst faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
April 15, 2015
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MICI Q2: Radiology administrator sentiment stays strong
By Brian Casey
Radiology administrators remain optimistic about their future business prospects, according to second-quarter numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). Administrator sentiment was strong in most MICI categories, continuing a trend seen in previous surveys.
April 15, 2015
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Zotec signs Wash. practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has signed South Sound Radiology in Olympia, WA, for revenue cycle management.
April 14, 2015
Senate passes bill repealing Medicare's SGR formula
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Senate on April 14 passed legislation that permanently repeals Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula in a final vote of 92 to 8, just hours before a 21% cut in physician payments under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule would have been implemented.
April 14, 2015
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ACR to launch PQI project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) plans to initiate a project that will allow radiologists to earn American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification credit by using the college's value-based radiology Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) tools and resources.
April 13, 2015
ND governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The governor of North Dakota has signed a breast density reporting bill into law.
April 12, 2015
CMS provides questionable coding 'advice' for DBT studies
By Donna Richmond
Revisions to 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment policies include a surprising billing guideline from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) related to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers some guidance.
April 12, 2015
Medical quality reporting can affect radiology reimbursement
By Carin Carlson
The stage is set for a new era of Medicare payment modification based on data that measure the quality of work by physicians. In this article, Carin Carlson of Healthcare Administrative Partners takes a look at what can be done now to prepare your radiology practice and maximize Medicare reimbursement for 2017.
April 9, 2015
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