AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) mandate on breast density notification taking effect to state- and federal-level legislation being introduced and passed for insurance coverage on supplemental imaging, breast imaging is poised to experience transformation soon, the experts said. From the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Out-of-network balance billing occurs when an individual with private health insurance is administered unanticipated care from a clinician who is not in their health plan’s network. For example, among diagnostic imaging, NM had the largest decline, from 14.5% Overall, the out-of-network rate fell steadily from 12.6% in 2007 to 1.1%

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The country's largest commercial insurer knocked the Austin, Texas, practice out of network in April 2023, after it had reportedly sought a 34% price hike over five years.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The finding comes despite guidelines recommending LSG as the diagnostic test of choice and underlines the need for a better diagnostic test, wrote lead author Tina Moon, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and colleagues. insurance database who had a new diagnosis of lymphedema between April 2012 to March 2020.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

In North America, PET MPI using rubidium-82 and N-13 ammonia radiotracers has gained prominence, with its growth driven by superior diagnostic accuracy compared to other imaging modalities and its potential for reducing radiation exposure to patients, the authors explained. the authors noted.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

its share among employer-insured individuals actually decreased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. But spending growth among the employer-insured population (employer-sponsored insurance, or ESI) must also be evaluated, they explained. to identify noninvasive diagnostic imaging services in this data.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

For the CEM procedure a diagnostic mammogram is billed as usual along with the addition of a code for the contrast injection (96374), and also for the contrast itself (Q9967) when billing globally or for the technical component. At the federal level, the Find It Early Act (H.R.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

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Professional Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagnostic imaging is an important tool used every day in healthcare to assist doctors in making the most informed decisions for their patients. Over the years, advancements in diagnostic imaging have greatly increased patients’ overall care, quality of life, and outcome when diagnosed with certain conditions.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

RBMA President Kit Crancer said a lack of federal policy has driven 20 states to adopt laws requiring that insurance cover the costs.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

To explore its utility, the researchers enrolled 27 patients with unknown pain sources despite previous imaging, diagnostic procedures, or treatment: 15 with low back pain (LBP) and 12 with pain after total hip replacements (THR). The patients were referred to the study by their physicians.

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Intermountain Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With three outpatient imaging locations throughout Boise, Meridian, and Eagle, Intermountain Medical Imaging offers diagnostic imaging procedures in a calm and comforting environment, including MRI, CT, Ultrasound, X-ray, Interventional Radiology, and Mammography. “St.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Women with uterine fibroids and Medicaid coverage are significantly more likely to be treated with uterine artery embolization than those with commercial insurance, according to newly published research.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Methods for training artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic algorithms can help prevent these models from producing medical errors caused by adversarial attacks, according to research presented at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. This suggests that ARFL enhances the learning of discriminative features for diagnostic purposes, Hao added.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

We believe the vast majority of patients that come in will have some kind of [insurance] coverage. We're currently working to find ways to support patients that don't have insurance. "In Delaware, we saw the ability to expand with the goal to provide statewide coverage," Merchant told AuntMinnie.com. "We

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

Lobig et al proposed that radiology AI applications with clinical utility should be reimbursed separately provided they have evidence demonstrating that improved diagnostic performance leads to improved outcomes from a societal perspective, or if improved outcomes can reasonably be anticipated based on clinical utility offered. In the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this large, real-world study, we found that [beta amyloid]-PET led to the changes in etiological diagnosis, diagnostic confidence, and treatment plan, providing new evidence for the use of [amyloid beta]-PET in Chinese population,” the group wrote. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University. “In

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

They also have very high confidence that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly, with a ranking similar to Q4 2024 results. Between the clearinghouses hired by insurance companies to do prior authorizations and the upheaval with the federal government, I think there is going to be a downturn in imaging." "Not

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AuntMinnie

MAY 22, 2024

Ritse Mann, MD, PhD, of Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and colleague Valentina Longo, MD, of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario in Rome, Italy, noted that, although CEM's performance is slightly less than MRI for diagnostic imaging of breast cancer, in "many situations [it is] a viable alternative."

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2023

law to have insurance companies cover diagnostic breast imaging Imaging leaders sound off on legal challenge to free preventive services Deductibles discourage patients from diagnostic breast imaging Out-of-pocket costs persist as barrier to breast imaging FDA amends requirements for facilities to report breast density info

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Health insurance coverage influences breast cancer screening behavior. But radiologists have a significant role to play in addressing the problem, since the specialty "exists at the intersection of diagnostic imaging, image-guided diagnostic intervention, and image-guided treatment," the authors explained.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center through the remainder of this year and beyond, according to MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the fourth quarter of 2023.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 13, 2023

A federal court ruling that vacated nationwide insurance mandates for free preventiv.

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Capitol Imaging Services

JANUARY 3, 2022

According to the website, www.valuepenguin.com, “high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) were created for consumers to have a health insurance option with lower premiums and high deductibles. Insurance plans with a high deductible usually mean lower premium payments for employees. Capitol Imaging Services!

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 18, 2024

Radpair and NewVue are entering a partnership that will integrate Radpair's advanced AI diagnostic reporting capabilities into NewVue's workflow orchestrator. The cloud-native platform ensures easy sign-in with zero context switching, allowing radiologists to focus entirely on diagnostics, according to the companies.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The radiology department must be able to post-process the images, edit them, and make them diagnostically useful at all hours of the day and night. If staff choose the right subgroup of patients to examine with CCTA imaging, they can save their hospital, healthcare system, and insurance companies a lot of money.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – including CGS, National Government Services (NGS), Palmetto GBA, and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) – provided updated LCDs for current procedural terminology (CPT) codes 0623T - 0626T.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

POSLUMA is now commercially available through multiple radiopharmacies of PETNET Solutions, the primary manufacturer and commercial distributor for Blue Earth Diagnostics in the United States. Chief Executive Officer of Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. Blue Earth Diagnostics is at Booth 6025 and PETNET Solutions is at Booth 6075.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To date, 26 states have eliminated out-of-pocket costs to patients with state-regulated health insurance plans for diagnostic and/or supplemental imaging. At the federal level, the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate.

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TRA Medical Imaging

MARCH 27, 2023

What’s the difference between Screening and Diagnostic Mammogram? During a diagnostic mammogram, the images are analyzed in real-time. Where a screening mammogram can be self-referred, a diagnostic mammogram requires a referral from your healthcare provider. Sometimes additional mammogram images are taken.

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Professional Radiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Maybe you recently decided to try the best 3D mammogram experience in El Paso, have recently moved, changed doctors, or acquired new insurance, and are now going to our imaging center for your annual mammogram. In this case, the radiologist may recommend a diagnostic mammogram.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act: This would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for people receiving diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act: This would make Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare benefits available immediately for people with metastatic breast cancer.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JULY 16, 2024

However, due to their high cost and limited insurance coverage, they are not widely used in clinical settings outside of the VA Healthcare System. Amyloid PET scans provide in-vivo evidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Healthcare costs and insurance premiums have increased in recent years. The higher deductible also lowers monthly insurance premiums, making these plans an attractive option for healthy people who may typically need coverage only for preventative care or health emergencies. There was a variable response rate on questions.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

Managed by the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT codes are essential for documenting and billing medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. These cover vasoreactivity testing, emboli detection, and venous-arterial shunt detection, enhancing diagnostic precision for neurological conditions.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) The MPFS Final Rule for 2024 included a suspension of the regulation that would have penalized radiologists for the failure to order physicians to consult AUC when ordering advanced diagnostic imaging.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Our hope is that we'll be able to determine how to use this as a diagnostic tool in actual practice,” he said. He added that by the age of 50 or 60, many or most people have already had a CT scan for diagnostic purposes. “We We can first take advantage of all those scans,” he said.

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