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

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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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The Radiologist Shortage is Here

Ben White

If anything, the tighter job market after the 2008 crash and the desire to maintain income against that downward reimbursement pressure masked the problem. Turnaround times are worsening. Whenever the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it will swing back. This probably seems historically true.

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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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IBA Pioneers Theranostic Advancements, Empowering the Market to Produce Astatine-211

Imaging Technology

Furthermore, an IBA cyclotron Cyclone 70XP , installed in France in 2008, has enabled multiple research programs already. Since its installation in 2008, the cyclotron has enabled commercial activities, but also multiple research programs," said Dr. Ferid Haddad , Managing Director of the GIP Arronax.

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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%