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CMS Adjusts Nuclear Medicine Reimbursement Policy, Expanding Access to Life-Saving Scans

Imaging Technology

1, 2024 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). We commend CMS for this significant move to improve access to life-saving nuclear medicine scans, ensuring that patients across the country can receive the best possible care.”

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CMS proposes new coverage for PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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IMV: PET procedure volumes continue strong growth trend

AuntMinnie

This ranges from a high of 567 scans per physician in over 400 bed hospitals, to a low of 119 in under 200 bed hospitals. Follow IMV Medical Information on LinkedIn for more diagnostic imaging updates. Davin Korstjens is the Director of Market Intelligence at IMV Medical Information Division, part of Science and Medicine Group.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

He earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Florida. His area of expertise is neuroradiology, with a special emphasis on diagnostic imaging of the head, neck, brain, and spine. He served in the U.S. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

AuntMinnie

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology.

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Tc-99m shortage expected into November

AuntMinnie

The delayed restart of a nuclear research reactor in the Netherlands is expected to cause supply shortages of the imaging agent technetium-99 m (Tc-99m) into November, according to reports. “We Tc-99m is then eluted from Mo-99 at radiopharmacies prior to being transported to hospitals. per day, a majority in nuclear cardiology. “As

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

AuntMinnie

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.