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

JUNE 21, 2023

By the end of June 2023, commercial production across the country will be underway at the 31 PETNET radiopharmacies Blue Earth Diagnostics included in its New Drug Application for POSLUMA, marking a record number of sites authorized for the manufacturing of a radiopharmaceutical upon its initial FDA approval.

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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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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 ). in Medicare payment policies. Staff shortages affect patient care in multiple ways.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, did not cover amyloid PET scans outside of clinical trials for Medicare beneficiaries and only covered one scan per patient’s lifetime. Stakeholders will continue to work with the agency so that hospital outpatient facilities are adequately reimbursed in the future.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 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, the groups stated. Since then, the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 14, 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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