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Medicare proposed rule again cuts radiology reimbursement in 2025

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% The Conversion Factor (CF) in the 2025 Proposed Rule is $32.3562, compared with the $33.2875 currently in use. cut from the current 2024 payment rate.

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ACR notes concerns with 2025 Labor-HHS appropriations bill

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) is monitoring developments following approval of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s base program level in FY 2025.

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ACR outlines radiology-relevant topics in FY 2025 IPPS final rule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9%

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Medical groups welcome Medicare stabilization bill

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proposed cut to the Medicare physician conversion factor and provide a modest inflation update for 2025. beginning on January 1, 2025. increase in practice cost expenses for 2025. Coffta agreed, saying that the needs outlined in the bill can be communicated effectively and with bipartisan support.

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Elekta and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Partner to Improve Access to Cancer Care in Underserved Countries

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The organizations share a common vision with the IAEA’s Rays of Hope program and Elekta’s ACCESS 2025 strategy. Each of these supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), Indicator 3.4, to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one third.

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How AI has improved CT image reconstruction for cardiac cases

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New quality measure for 2025 Efforts to advance low-dose CT and sufficient image quality are important, especially now that the U.S. I think that's a future development. Ensembling this into a logical, complete package, if you will, is going to be the next frontier." The Lown Institute called Measure 494 a victory for high-value care.

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Navigating Pay and Promotion Expectations: The Impact on Recruiting and Workplace Morale

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The latest findings from LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index survey were released on November 21, 2024, providing important data for the recruiting industry headed into 2025. Recruiters must adapt compensation strategies to match this outlook to attract top talent in 2025. This extends to the C-suite, too.