AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

tim.hodson Mon, 11/25/2024 - 19:15 Nov, 21, 2024 — The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the latest revision to the IAC Standards & Guidelines for MRI Accreditation, paving the way for their release on Nov.

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MRI Quality and Compliance Medicare Patient Safety 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 17, 2024

Quality Payment Program (QPP) considerations While coding for Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is not unique to interventional radiology, it is critical to receiving the maximum reimbursement. Communication, ensuring that all providers and staff understand their role in assuring compliance and maximizing revenue.

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Interventional Radiology Radiology Quality and Compliance Ultrasound 162

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2024

2 To ensure proper patient safety, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a standardized method to monitor the performance of diagnostic CTs to discourage unnecessarily high radiation doses with the creation of new radiology patient safety electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).

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

Intelerad

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

According to a recent article from Radiology Business, nearly 3,500 physician practices that provide radiology services disappeared from the Medicare Provider Data Log between 2015 and 2022. Of the associated physicians from these disappearing practices, 46% of them moved to a large multispecialty group.

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