Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 11/03/2023 - 12:20 November 3, 2023 —The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from Jeff M. The consistent decline in Medicare reimbursement for radiation oncology threatens to undermine patients’ access to vital cancer care across the country. 3674), introduced by Reps.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Owing primarily to its noise reduction capabilities, DLR has repeatedly been shown to sharply lower radiation dose while maintaining image quality. In their review, Willemink et al noted that DLR yields improved image quality compared with FBP and HBIR, as well as the potential of between 30% and 71% lower radiation dose compared with HIR.

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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. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) was disappointed in the final MPFS rule. Radiological societies have mixed views on the U.S.

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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. The Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value-Based Payment Program Act of 2024, sponsored by Sen.

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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.

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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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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, ".

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

Beyder, along with Vikas Prasad, MD, PhD, and BJH/WU Radiation Oncology all played an integral role in launching the SNMMI radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) comprehensive center of excellence at WU, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and Siteman Cancer Center last year. Involve radiation safety early in your therapy center development. "If

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AuntMinnie

JULY 11, 2024

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement from Jeff Michalski, MD, chair of the ASTRO board of directors, in response to continued reimbursement declines in the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). 8404), introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate in May.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/11/2024 - 08:52 July 11, 2024 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) issued the following statement from Jeff M. Since 2013, CMS has cut radiation oncology reimbursement through the MPFS by more than 20%, more than nearly any other medical specialty. We applaud Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

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Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:11 July 20, 2023 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) recently elected three new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors, including Sameer Keole , MD, FASTRO , as President-elect; Wendy Woodward , MD, PhD, FASTRO, as Science Council Vice Chair; and Vivek S.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

The guideline is published in Practical Radiation Oncology. 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.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

Bayer and Alara Imaging plan to collaborate on CT radiation dose software. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created new radiology patient safety electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs); these use Alara software to access data from radiology electronic health measures (EHRs).

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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%

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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. These are created by injecting the patient with a radiopharmaceutical to deliver a radiation dose that targets the cancer itself.

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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). ExRad eCQM was developed to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure while maintaining diagnostic integrity.

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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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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.), Tillis, Sen.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to Lammers. At the same time, the use of imaging, particularly CT, has been on the rise in emergency departments and may present health risks due to the effects of radiation exposure. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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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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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 radiation exposure directly translates to lower lifetime risks of cancer. spent 17.7% spent 17.7%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

Open MRI Equals Greater Comfort, Better Compliance The clinical team at Massac Memorial says the hospital’s Oasis Velocity Open MRI system is boosting efficiency for technologists and offering big benefits to patients. And having that in your own backyard means you’re getting the care you need without having to travel.”

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although use of CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening doubled between 2019 and 2021, overall utilization may still be low, according to research published in the September edition of Clinical Imaging. Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. ACR lobbied the issue with CMS for over 15 years. The Harvey L.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Scientific Paper of the Year Advanced Practice Provider Procedures Commonly Performed in Interventional Radiology: Medicare Volume Trends From 2010 to 2021. Assessment of Claimant, Clinical, and Financial Characteristics of Teleradiology Medical Malpractice Cases. Image from Fangyi Liu, MD, of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, et al.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 23, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 05/23/2023 - 11:36 May 23, 2023 — More than 9 in 10 radiation oncologists report that their practices face clinical staff shortages , according to a new national survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ). Radiation oncologists from across the country are in Washington, D.C.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 06/14/2024 - 19:29 June 14, 2024 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) applauded today’s introduction of bipartisan federal legislation to address critical flaws in the prior authorization process. Prior authorization is consistently ranked by radiation oncologists as the biggest challenge facing their clinics.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 09/07/2023 - 13:57 September 7, 2023 — American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) President Jeff Michalski, MD, MBA, FASTRO , will join today’s first stakeholder meeting of the President’s Cancer Panel , part of the National Cancer Plan to end cancer as we know it.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Findings will be presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting. have disparately worse clinical outcomes compared to other racial groups,” said lead study author Alexander J. Allen, MD , a radiation oncology resident physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

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The Radiology Clinic

MARCH 28, 2022

It’s important to note that most insurance carriers, including Medicare, cover annual screening mammograms for women at NO cost to the patient as long as they meet the age criteria set forth from the carrier. The risk in a routine mammogram itself lies in the small amount of radiation the machine uses to produce images. millisieverts.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 11/03/2023 - 11:59 November 3, 2023 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is finalizing policies to support primary care, advance health equity, assist family caregivers and expand access to behavioral and certain oral health care. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

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