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CMS rule would settle Varian, Elekta payment spat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A proposed rule issued on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would settle a reimbursement spat between Varian Medical Systems and Elekta.
July 10, 2013
RSNA foundation to award $3M in 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA's Research and Education Foundation will fund 85 grants totaling more than $3 million in 2013.
July 10, 2013
Medicare Advantage patients have lower angiography rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have significantly lower rates of angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions than Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 9, 2013
2014 MPFS, HOPPS proposals are a mixed bag
By Kate Madden Yee
Proposed new Medicare payment rates for 2014 were released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and they're a mixed bag for providers of imaging services. The agency has continued to cut reimbursement for most imaging procedures, but at a lower rate than in the past.
July 9, 2013
MPFS for 2014 includes good and bad news
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 8 released a Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule for 2014.
July 8, 2013
Fla. law allows teleradiology for Medicaid patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere said that a new Florida law enables remote teleradiology interpretation of radiology studies for Medicaid patients in the state.
July 8, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
SNMMI disagrees with CMS PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) expressed its disappointment with the July 3 draft decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging agents.
July 8, 2013
Combo residency could address nuclear medicine job woes
By Eric Barnes
A survey of nuclear medicine residents found widespread dismay about the lack of job opportunities for newly minted nuclear medicine specialists, along with a strong conviction that combining residency programs with radiology is the only way to set things right, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 8, 2013
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MMP inks deal with NY practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing and practice management firm Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has been awarded a billing contract with NRAD Medical Assoc. in Garden City, NY.
July 7, 2013
HIMSS Asia-Pacific forum to start August 1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT industry experts will congregate at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac13 Greater China eHealth Forum this summer to discuss strategies, challenges, and outcomes of IT adoption in the healthcare industry.
July 7, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
July 7, 2013
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