AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. Eligible participants were Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older with a diagnosis of MCI or dementia.

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PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 277

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. Researchers led by Casey Pelzl from the Harvey L. That’s what the Pelzl team wanted to find out.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. Pickhardt believes using additional clinical data on CT imaging could save healthcare costs, especially when AI tools are used in parallel, suggesting it is a cost-effective or even cost-saving strategy for personalized or precision medicine.

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Radiology Education Medicare Clinic 331

AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 are "ambiguous" and need to be reconsidered, according to theAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S.

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Radiation Patient Safety Medicare Imaging 147

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

As of January 2023, hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) -- a blend of FBP and MBIR -- was the state-of-the-art image reconstruction technique, according to Lennart Koetzier; Martin Willemink, PhD; and colleagues, who wrote about the technical principles and clinical prospects for the RSNA journal Radiology. Tim Leiner, MD, PhD.

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Imaging Radiation Clinic Medicare 278

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. ASTRO also supports short-term relief established through the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would eliminate the looming 2.8%

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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Medicare payer's perspective over four years, noted lead author Daniel Kwak, MD, PhD, of the University of Chicago, and colleagues. “In The authors performed sensitivity analyses, including when simulating various cost-setting scenarios (office versus hospital outpatient treatment, for instance). versus 18.4%

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Minimally Invasive Procedure Medicare Disease Clinic 279

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which includes coverage of colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography (CTC) for the first time. Until this past July , the CMS had chosen not to cover CTC for colorectal cancer screening.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Computed Tomography Hospital 213

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

More than half of Americans carry private healthcare insurance, for which fees are negotiated rather than set by an entity such as Medicare, the study authors explained. This negotiation contributes to private insurance prices that are often higher than Medicare rates and variable, they said.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

MD, issued a nine-page letter to Congress recommending how to solve the reimbursement problem for AI in healthcare and ensure clinical AI is of value to patients and health systems. American College of Radiology (ACR) CEO William Thorwarth Jr., Thorwarth added that the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

GE HealthCare's launch coincides with the receipt of pass-through status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effectiveApril 1st. The company also secured a drug-specific Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System billing code and coverage for traditional Medicare beneficiaries who may be recommended for the injection.

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Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 147

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to develop a quality measure focused on CT. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. In 2019, the U.S. 2 Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS has mandated that the measure be an electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM), reflecting the agency's focus on electronically-extracted measures that require little to no physician input.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 162

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

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% The CMS finalized a 2.9%

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly formalize a payment pathway for AI-enabled medical technology. The medical technology industry association and its constituents hosted an AI Demonstration Day event, emphasizing that a clear Medicare reimbursement pathway is critical at this time.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

That’s clearly the case at Massac Memorial Hospital , an award-winning critical access hospital in Metropolis, Ill., The hospital serves patients in Massac County and the surrounding areas. “Our The Persona RF offers a host of benefits for the hospital and patients. with 25 beds. We’re a gem in the rough.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Imalogix is highlighting a January 30 update regarding the patient safety Excessive Radiation (ExRad) Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography in Adults electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM). The CMS said it will monitor measure results to ensure that all reported data are reliable and valid.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a national payment rate for RefleXion Medical's Scintix biology-guided radiotherapy system. CMS created two new reimbursement codes for use in the hospital outpatient setting, effective January 1, to describe Scintix therapy.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Radiation Hospital 130

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 01/30/2024 - 19:43 January 30, 2024 — The largest professional societies representing radiation oncology physicians in the United States announced a partnership with the goal of reforming radiation oncology Medicare payments to expand and enhance access to high quality care for people with cancer.

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Radiation Oncology Radiation Medicare Hospital 115

Imaging Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

The guideline task force also created algorithms on the optimal clinical scenarios for local therapy and the different types of local therapy available for these patients. Radiation is favored when multiple organ systems are being treated or when the clinical priority is to minimize breaks from systemic therapy.

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Radiation Oncology Clinic Radiation Disease 97

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. This bill represents a pivotal turn in how Medicare values radiation oncology care. 4330 ) and by Reps.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced key changes to reimbursement that make advanced imaging more accessible, lifting its one-scan-per-patient restriction in 2023 and unbundling payment for high-cost diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals in 2024. Since then, the U.S.

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Nuclear Medicine Imaging Patient Care Disease 52

Aidoc

OCTOBER 16, 2023

healthcare system dictates that technological advancements in medicine must offer both clinical benefits and financial incentives if they seek to gain widespread adoption within the healthcare ecosystem. The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule runs on a budget-neutral basis. The nature of the U.S.

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Clinic Government Insurance Healthcare 64

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to Lammers. They retrospectively accessed discharge data from the State Emergency Department Databases for California and Florida for 2007-2010, and then merged the data with information on hospital HIE participation from market research firm HIMSS Analytics.

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Hospital 147

Imaging Technology

MAY 17, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 05/17/2023 - 13:52 May 17, 2023 — Online workflow systems for off-site radiologists are one reason for health care delays that cost hospitals money and test the patience of patients, according to West Virginia University research. million studies spanning 251 procedures from 62 hospitals, read by 115 radiologists.

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Radiologist Hospital Imaging Medicare 98

Omega Medical Imaging

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Quadruple Aim adds a fourth aspect – improved clinical experience. Without improved clinical experience on the provider’s side, the patient-centric aspects of the Triple Aim wouldn’t reach their full potential. Lower Cost of Care According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , the U.S. spent 17.7%

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Hospital Healthcare Healthcare Radiation 52

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

a therapeutic oncology company, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a national payment rate for RefleXion’s SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy using CMS’ New Technology (NT) Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) pathway. “We Patient treatments also began at several clinical sites in 2023.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation Medicare Clinic 105

Imaging Technology

MARCH 17, 2025

tim.hodson Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:17 March 14, 2025 Another pivotal milestone in the nations fight against cancer recently took place with the reintroduction of bipartisan federal legislation to transform Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.),

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Radiation Oncology Medicare Radiation Community Practice 52

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Page Distinguished Fellow Award Olga Kagan, PhD, RN, CIMI, FAAAAI, FHIMSS, Fellow NYAM, Associate Adjunct Professor and Consortial Faculty, CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York, NY HIMSS Partner Award: HIMSS-ACCE Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award Christopher Falkner, MS, CCE, Sr.

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Healthcare Healthcare Nursing Public Health 105

Imaging Technology

APRIL 4, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study shows that radiologists in radiology-only practices score significantly lower in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2021. milla1cf Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:33 April 4, 2024 — The latest Harvey L. On average, only 1.8%

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Radiologist Radiology Medicare Ultrasound 105

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2024

"Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1 Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1

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

Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

Dr. Keole is a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and also sees patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He previously served on the ASTRO Board as head of the Government Relations Council, helping lead ASTRO’s work with Congress and other policymakers on prior authorization and Medicare payment reform.

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Radiation Oncology Radiation Government Community Practice 98

MRI Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But what are the common pressures faced by hospitals, clinics, and private practices? Reimbursement rates from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers have decreased from their COVID highs. According to a Becker Hospital Review article from April 2024, more than 700 rural hospitals faced the risk of closure.

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Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Insurance 59

Aidoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In the last year alone, hospital losses amounted to billions while facing a healthcare labor shortage that presents its own set of challenges to bottom lines. Challenging Fiscal Realities Amongst the immense fiscal challenges facing providers today, hospital leaders are confronted by truly daunting financial realities: A majority of the U.S.

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Healthcare Healthcare Quality and Compliance Hospital 52

Capitol Imaging Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Independent imaging centers, like Capitol Imaging Services (CIS), on average feature lower-priced procedures that use the same high quality technology that yield the same, if not better results as a hospital radiology scan. Why Can Hospital Imaging Cost More? At the CIS family of centers , we use the global billing model.

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MRI Insurance Hospital Imaging 52

Aidoc

JUNE 25, 2024

One study found that Medicare patients alone “see a median of seven providers (two primary care providers and five specialists)” across four practices each year. Clinical AI has the ability to integrate disparate data sources, streamline communication channels and provide actionable insights at the point of care.

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