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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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 232

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%.

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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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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

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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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare DICOM 162

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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Computed Tomography Medicare Radiation Patient Safety 100

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

Capitol Imaging Services

JULY 1, 2022

Capitol Imaging Services is one of a select number of diagnostic facilities equipped to perform Low-Dose CT (Computed Tomography) lung cancer screenings. CT lung cancer screenings are carried out using technology called Low-Dose Computed Tomography, or LDCT. Radiation does not linger in the patient’s body after the exam.

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