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AuntMinnie 2008: Radiologist pays $7M to settle federal fraud claims

AuntMinnie

In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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Medicare proposes paying for CT colonography under hospital outpatient rule, drawing praise from radiology community

Radiology Business

The American College of Radiology has pushed for this decision since 2008, when trial results showed CTC or "virtual colonoscopy" to be a solid alternative to the traditional screening approach, which requires anesthesia.

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HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

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Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) found "a 19% drop-in rate of cases read with a trainee among teaching radiologists [between 2008 and 2019], representing a significant and meaningful decrease," said lead author Judah Burns, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, in a statement released by HPI. in 2008 to 26.3%

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Fleischner Society updates thoracic radiology glossary, adds new terms and images

Health Imaging

The glossary, first released in 1984, has not been updated since 2008.

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Acquisition expands Solis Mammography into Louisiana

AuntMinnie

Breast Center of Acadiana was founded in 2008 by Gary Mathews, MD. Solis Mammography has acquired Breast Center of Acadiana in South Louisiana, which operates two screening and diagnostic breast radiology imaging locations in Lafayette and Youngsville. Solis said the acquisition expands its footprint into the company's 18th major market.

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15 years into digital pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering offers questions to ask, data to learn from

Radiology Business

It’s no surprise the library is so large, as it’s been accruing new images since 2008. With more than 7 million digitized slides on hand, the pathology department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City represents one of the largest repositories of whole slide images in the world.

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You Can Help Improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Healthcare Administrative Partners

lower than it was in 2008. Reimbursement under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has been consistently reduced for as many years as most of us can remember. Most recently, the 2023 payment rate was cut another 2.08% from the 2022 level, leaving the fee schedule 7.6% lower than it was in 1998 and 11.0%