AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Direct supervision of certain procedures will continue to be allowed via two-way audio/video communications technology through December 31, 2025. The 75% data completeness criteria will be maintained through the 2028 performance year. Diagnostic radiology measures 360, 364, 405, and 406 would be included in this provision.

Medicare 105

Medicare Radiology Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 105

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

Under electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), ACR said the Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic CT in Adults eCQM will become available at the start of the 2025 reporting year. It is notable that CMS will begin requiring hospitals to submit eCQM data for all measures beginning in 2028, the ACR said.

Inpatient 52

Inpatient Radiology Medicare Hospital 52

Ben White

APRIL 23, 2023

The Details of Back to Future (so far) Instead, the future is the past: In 2028, DR residents training from 2023-2027 will trade the current Certifying Exam for the new “DR Oral Exam.” If we want to see if radiology trainees can practice radiology, perhaps we should just have them practice radiology and see how they do.

Radiology 130

Radiology Radiologist General Practice IT 130

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Direct supervision of certain procedures will continue to be allowed via two-way audio/video communications technology for another year, through December 31, 2025. The 75% data completeness criteria will be maintained through the 2028 performance year. We will cover the use of these new codes in more detail in our annual coding update.

Medicare 100

Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine Radiology 100