AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

The American College of Radiology has weighed in on the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2025 rule. The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology.

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Medicare Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Radiation 264

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The volume of interventional radiology (IR) procedures performed by advanced practice providers (APPs) such as physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) increased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. A team led by Will Lindquester, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, found a 142.9%

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Medicare Interventional Radiology Nursing Image Interpretation 214

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.

Radiology 173

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Imaging 173

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Radiological societies have mixed views on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. The ACR also supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. “As in 2025.

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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, it’s essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly. epiaortic), diagnostic Intraoperative epicardial cardiac ultrasound (i.e., epiaortic), diagnostic Intraoperative epicardial cardiac ultrasound (i.e.,

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Radiology Ultrasound Medicare Fluoroscopy 278

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Radiology administrators have very high confidence that imaging will grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the fourth quarter of 2024. But as in Q3, they're not optimistic that their departments will receive adequate Medicare reimbursement for exams.

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Interventional Radiology Medicare Imaging Diagnostic 147

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. Lindquester, et al, Journal of the American College of Radiology , July 1, 2024. Plesner, et al, Radiology , September 26, 2023.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 360

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 360

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Practice expenses (PEs) account for a majority of the total Medicare reimbursement for radiology services, but calculations used to determine payments are either outdated or don't account for the specialty's needs, according to a paper published March 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiology Medicare MRI PACS 138

Healthcare Administrative Partners

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule for 2024 , including provisions for both Medicare reimbursement and the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

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Medicare Radiology IT Interventional Radiology 89

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

A looming crisis Data from IMV Medical Information Division and the American College of Radiology indicates that, in 2022, about 34,000 (range 30,000 to 37,000) radiologists in the U.S. Diagnostic Imaging. Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: The State of the Art and Future Directions. Society of Interventional Radiology.

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Radiologist X-ray Medicare Radiology 331

Imaging Technology

APRIL 11, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 04/11/2023 - 21:21 April 11, 2023 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC), which includes 227 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,080 clinical variants covering 3,000 clinical scenarios.

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Medicare Radiology Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Imaging 98

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has asked for comments from the radiology community in relation to its proposed diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs). ACR developed its own version of that MVP.

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Interventional Radiology Medicare Diagnostic Radiology 100

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 10, 2025

Diagnostic Imaging. Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: The State of the Art and Future Directions J Am Coll Radiol. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. The Future of Radiology: Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies. Kulkarni S, et al.

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Radiologist Radiology Medicare Image Interpretation 278

AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

For radiology departments and practices, RCM is not just about sustaining operations but about thriving in a complex ecosystem of patient care, billing, and regulatory compliance. Recent changes, such as the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, represent a decrease in reimbursement by approximately 3.37%.

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Revenue Cycle Management X-ray Radiology Medicare 130

The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

It includes a combination of private health insurance, employer-based insurance, individual out-of-pocket payments, and public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, which are funded through federal and state taxes. This facility incorporates one of the only combined interventional bronchoscopy and radiology facilities in the country.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This is slightly more of a cut than had been predicted in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that was issued in July. As we reported in our analysis of the Proposed Rule , this reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced by nearly 10% over the past 10 years.

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Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine Radiology 263