AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 144

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 144

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

reduction in average Medicare payment rates compared with 2024, the CMS has estimated there will be a 0% change to reimbursement for radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) was disappointed in the final MPFS rule.

Radiation Oncology 80

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 80

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and other top U.S. radiology organizations recently requested CPT code changes at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) September 2024 CPT Editorial Panel meeting. Category I codes approved at the recent meeting will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Radiation Oncology 52

Radiation Oncology Interventional Radiology Radiation Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

The overall impact of the MPFS proposed changes to radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology is expected to be a neutral 0%. However, interventional radiology would see an aggregate decrease of 2% if the provisions within the proposed rule are finalized.

Radiation Oncology 52

Radiation Oncology Medicare Nuclear Medicine Interventional Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. However, interventional radiology will have a decrease of 2%. In the rule, the CMS estimates a 2025 conversion factor of $32.36

Medicare 105

Medicare Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Radiation 105

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates the 2025 Medicare PFS conversion factor to be $32.35, a decrease of $0.93, or approximately 2.8%, from the 2024 conversion factor of $33.28. However, interventional radiology will have a decrease of 2%.

Radiation Oncology 45

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiation 45

AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology.

Nuclear Medicine 105

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation Radiation Oncology 105