AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a commentary published March 12 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. But last year, the CMS backed reimbursement for screening CTC as part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the recommendation was included in the rule and went into effect in January. and the U.K.,

Medicare 205

Medicare Public Health Radiologist Hospital 205

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health recently held a hearing to discuss the proposal, with rads hopeful it will be included in a year-end package.

Medicare 281

Medicare Clinic Radiology IT 281

Radiology Business

JUNE 1, 2023

3674 would provide a pay boost for procedures performed in office settings that require high-tech devices.

Medicare 246

Medicare Clinic Radiologist 246

AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Radiology practices often participate in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a change to remove that cap, which means that such measures will receive the full 10 points. The completeness criteria remain at 75%.

Medicare 191

Medicare Radiology Radiation Computed Tomography 191

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently issued a statement of support for the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) appropriate use criteria program.

Medicare 182

Medicare Radiologist Clinic Medical 182

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

physician groups representing radiation oncology have partnered to try to reform Medicare payments and expand patient access to high-quality care. In other news, ASTRO said that chief executive officer Laura Thevenot plans to retire at the end of 2024 after leading the organization since 2002.

Radiation Oncology 162

Radiation Oncology Medicare Radiation Healthcare 162

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.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 130

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Medicare population, a study presented at RSNA 2023 found. Aditya Khurana, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discussed the results he presented with AuntMinnie.com, as well as how they point to quality and workforce challenges.

Radiologist 297

Radiologist Medicare Clinic Imaging 297

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee recently published its draft findings and decision and requested public comment; the committee is expected to publish its final evidence report on April 2. Its letter formally requests an immediate reopening of the coverage decision.

Radiology 130

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology IT 130

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

diagnostic support technology uses AI to analyze CT scans, x-rays, and pathology slides, supporting clinicians in diagnosing medical conditions earlier and with better accuracy, improving clinical decision-making and patient outcomes. Harrison.ai has raised more than $240 million in capital to date. It has also secured 12 U.S.

X-ray 130

X-ray Medicare Diagnose IT 130

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.

Radiology 331

Radiology Education Medicare Clinic 331

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The use of both cardiac CT and cardiac MRI increased in the Medicare population over the past seven years, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. per 1,000 Medicare enrollees in 2013 to 3.2 per 10,000 Medicare enrollees in 2013 to 8.4 The cardiac CT exam use rate increased from 1.1

Radiologist 325

Radiologist MRI Medicare Inpatient 325

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

With radiologists facing their fifth consecutive pay cut due to the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, radiology practices are approaching hospital partners for stipends to continue offering their advanced services. Mark Kalmar, CEO of Texas Radiology Associates.

Radiology 246

Radiology Private Practice Hospital Quality and Compliance 246

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

PET, CT, and MRI use for assessing coronary artery disease increased in Medicare patients from 2018 to 2022, while SPECT and stress echocardiography declined over the same period, researchers have reported. To that end, the researchers analyzed Medicare data and found that in 2022, Medicare was billed with a total of 212,106 PET MPI scans.

Disease 239

Disease Medicare MRI Clinic 239

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.

Imaging 278

Imaging Radiation Clinic Medicare 278

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In clinical care, amyloid PET scans are used to diagnose and manage Alzheimer’s disease patients based on the amounts of beta-amyloid plaque the scans reveal in the brain. The group included 6,848 participants who had been recruited at 595 clinical sites that provide specialty memory care across the U.S.

PET Scan 277

PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 277

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

million office-based imaging claims for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022 that were ordered by nonradiologists. The large differences between radiologists and nonradiologists in interpretation training could lead to differences in diagnostic accuracy." Ultrasound 52% Nuclear medicine 39.5% for primary care physicians; 75.7%

Image Interpretation 147

Image Interpretation Imaging Nuclear Medicine Fluoroscopy 147

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michalski, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors, in response to the final 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “ASTRO is deeply disappointed that CMS finalized an additional 2% cut to reimbursement for radiation therapy in today’s MPFS final rule.

Radiation Oncology 111

Radiation Oncology Medicare Radiation Clinic 111

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Whether a woman is covered by Medicare or by commercial insurance appears to influence the type of treatment she will likely undergo for uterine fibroids, researchers have reported. The complete study can be found here.

Insurance 174

Insurance Radiologist Medicare Ultrasound 174

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:29 October 18, 2023 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will no longer require coverage with evidence development (CED) for beta-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) dementia care use. ACR staff will continue to update members as further information is released.

Medicare 103

Medicare Diagnostic Patient Care Disease 103

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%

Radiation Oncology 200

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

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.

Radiation 147

Radiation Patient Safety Medicare Imaging 147

AuntMinnie

APRIL 22, 2024

For example, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is working with lawmakers to reintroduce the federal Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) in the current legislative session. Creating pressure, the U.S. For CT and MRI procedures where injected contrast media is ordered, ".

Radiology Technologist 264

Radiology Technologist Medicare Radiologist Basic Life Support 264

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound has a variety of applications across medical specialties, so much so that its technological evolution and increasing use may be causing shifts in how the modality is being used in clinical practices. These summarized all national calendar-year Medicare Part B carrier and durable medical equipment fee-for-service claims.

Ultrasound 290

Ultrasound Radiologist Inpatient Medicare 290

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

In some interventional radiology practices, advanced practice providers -- including PAs and NPs -- provide nonprocedural evaluation and management services, including consultations and clinic visits. But it also appears that the volume of PICC placements, paracentesis, and thoracentesis performed by PAs and NPs increased by 10.5%

Medicare 214

Medicare Interventional Radiology Nursing Image Interpretation 214

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.

Radiopharmaceuticals 213

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.

Healthcare 244

Healthcare Healthcare Insurance Medicare 244

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 GAE was also more cost-effective than RFA when clinical success exceeded 51% and the utility value exceeded 0.617 following GAE, and when the GAE quarterly attrition rate was less than 17.4%.

Minimally Invasive Procedure 279

Minimally Invasive Procedure Medicare Disease Clinic 279

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 12, 2024

In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. Billing Medicare for tests that are either not medically necessary or not performed is an abuse of the Medicare program that squanders scarce Medicare dollars," said U.S. Clayman will receive $1.75

Federal Healthcare 162

Federal Healthcare Radiologist Government Medicare 162

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The topic of fraud is a perennial favorite, and our coverage of a case against a radiologist in Pennsylvania known for practicing controversial procedures on Medicare beneficiaries -- and making bank doing it -- took the fifth most popular article spot. Does ChatGPT have a role in clinical radiology? Radiologist faces $6.1M million.

Imaging 262

Imaging Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiologist 262

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.

Healthcare 147

Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 147

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.

Medical Device 288

Medical Device Government Patient Care Diagnostic Imaging 288

AuntMinnie

JULY 17, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its suggested 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has proposed new CPT codes that would address additional labor involved in imaging patients who have contraindications for MRI. CPT code 7XX01. (MR CPT code 7XX03. (MR

Patient Safety 189

Patient Safety MRI Medicare Medical Device 189

AuntMinnie

MAY 14, 2024

CT perfusion and portable MRI are clinically viable and cost-effective alternatives to typical CT or CT angiography (CTA) imaging for evaluating dizziness in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting. The group estimated costs using the U.S.

MRI 264

MRI Medicare Imaging Diagnostic 264

AuntMinnie

JULY 3, 2024

The rules and requirements for success in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) are ever-changing, and it seems like each year brings a new challenge for practices to avoid a payment penalty or, hopefully, to earn a payment bonus. One way to improve the pool of measures is to use a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR).

Radiology 277

Radiology Medicare Healthcare Healthcare 277

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Vascular Ultrasound Guidance Beginning January 1, 2024, Medicare will no longer pay separately for CPT code 76937 “ Ultrasound guidance for vascular access requiring ultrasound evaluation of potential access sites …” associated with any procedure that “includes radiological supervision and interpretation.”

Radiology 278

Radiology Ultrasound Medicare Fluoroscopy 278

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

The application of deep learning and convoluted neural networks to AI-powered technology solutions for medical imaging enables them to offer far greater value and clinical utility than conventional workflow optimization tools. Payors, however, still deem them to be of low value. In the U.S.

Insurance 287

Insurance Medical Imaging Clinic Medical 287