Imaging Technology

MAY 16, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 05/16/2024 - 15:49 May 16, 2024 — Today marks a significant milestone in cancer care with the introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would revolutionize Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy. The Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Payment Program Act of 2024, sponsored by Sen.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

cut from the current 2024 payment rate. Last year’s proposed rule (for 2024) contained a 3.36% cut that ended up being a 1.77% cut after Congressional intervention in March, and it is possible that similar action will occur again. It had originally been scheduled to move up to 82 points in 2024 and beyond. Sandy Coffta.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 6, 2024

tim.hodson Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:43 SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient-friendly design. IntelliODM organ dose modulation minimizes radiation dose to the orbits while maintaining image quality. patient weight table 60 kW, 670 mA, 6 MHU, 0.5s

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Joint Commission on the dangers of medical radiation. Joint Commission has issued an alert on the dangers of medical radiation, sending an unmistakable signal that radiology has entered its sights in a formal way. Noting that the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2024

tim.hodson Fri, 08/09/2024 - 15:45 At the annual AHRA (American Healthcare Radiology Administrators) conference in Orlando, Florida, Bayer announced an exploratory collaboration with Alara Imaging, Inc. with these important patient safety measures," Nate Mazonson, CEO and co-founder, Alara Imaging, Inc.

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Picture Archiving and Communication System Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Computed Tomography Quality and Compliance 52

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St. Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. In all cases, the hospital obtains verbal informed consent from patients receiving contrast.

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