AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Medicare payer's perspective over four years, noted lead author Daniel Kwak, MD, PhD, of the University of Chicago, and colleagues. “In Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and long-term disability in adults, with more than 80% of cases involving the knee, and the estimated healthcare costs associated with the disease in the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

1, 2024 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). tim.hodson Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:25 Nov.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

Flyrcadois a unit-dose PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) agent intended for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. GE HealthCare's launch coincides with the receipt of pass-through status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effectiveApril 1st.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus. A designated team member (e.g.,

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Despite this focus, Menard was not a supporter of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) and appropriate use criteria (AUC) for medical imaging, which, he contended, were bad policies from the start. Medicare has announced that it plans to outsource 100% of fee for service or traditional Medicare to risk-sharing arrangements by 2030.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 19, 2024

The use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning for heart disease diagnosis is influenced by regional and socioeconomic factors, according to research presented at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in Washington, DC. relative to [CAD] prevalence."

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

We're seeing now is that cardiac CT is a fantastic test to rule out the presence of flow-limiting coronary disease," Leiner said, adding that the future is not about single algorithms. The program addresses the heart and vasculature and complements Mayo Clinic's ongoing work in cardiac AI and AI coronary analysis.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But as in Q3, they're not optimistic that their departments will receive adequate Medicare reimbursement for exams. As for hospital/facility size, 46% of survey respondents reported 100 beds or less, 37% reported 100 to 349 beds, and 17% reported 350 beds or more. More chronic diseases will require more intensive care."

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Interventional Radiology Medicare Imaging Diagnostic 147

Imaging Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

Designed for seamless integration, the trailer allows hospitals and medical facilities to expand their cardiac care imaging with minimal financial and operational risk. CDL provides this service in compliance with all healthcare regulations. For more information: cdl-mobile-trailers-7.webflow.io Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 16:03

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 30, 2025

30, 2025 Earlier this month, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimers Association released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for amyloid and tau PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimers disease and other dementias. tim.hodson Thu, 01/30/2025 - 10:20 Jan.30,

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Omega Medical Imaging

JANUARY 19, 2023

Omega helps hospitals meet this aspect of the Quadruple Aim by providing patients with better peace of mind knowing that they are being treated in the safest environment and are receiving the best care possible. Healthcare that provides care without increasing the risk of chronic, long-term diseases such as cancer benefits society.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

a therapeutic oncology company, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a national payment rate for RefleXion’s SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy using CMS’ New Technology (NT) Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) pathway. 1, 2024, to describe SCINTIX therapy.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

The guideline emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary team approach to guide treatment decisions for oligometastatic disease, a description for cancer that reaches a state in which the patient has a small number of metastases in addition to a primary tumor. The guideline is published in Practical Radiation Oncology.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

Keole is a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and also sees patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He previously served on the ASTRO Board as head of the Government Relations Council, helping lead ASTRO’s work with Congress and other policymakers on prior authorization and Medicare payment reform.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

APRIL 23, 2021

As diagnostic technology continues to advance rapidly, so too do the imaging options and opportunities presented to hospitals and primary care providers. Gone are the days when there was one "gold standard" diagnostic imaging option.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. However, use increased to 3.5%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

JULY 11, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now backing Medicare reimbursement for CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening. At long last, the U.S. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 in the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday released its final decision memo on CT lung cancer screening. Lung cancer screening that is reimbursed in full by private payors and Medicare will represent a considerable improvement in U.S. healthcare owing to the vast scope of the disease.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The nonprofit commission was founded in 1951 and currently accredits some 19,000 organizations, including hospitals, physicians' offices, disease-specific care programs, stroke centers, and healthcare staffing services in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that begins in January 2012.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There were no significant differences between the two groups in disease severity, type of insurance coverage or type of facility in which they were treated. The study showed patients seen by a precision medicine navigator were substantially more likely to receive genomic testing than those not seen by the navigator. and 34% Black, 3.2%

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

"Current Medicare and USPSTF guidelines recommend lung cancer screening CT only for individuals with a substantial smoking history," said the study's lead author, Anika S. Deep learning is an advanced type of AI that can be trained to search X-ray images to find patterns associated with disease. Walia, B.A. ,

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 14, 2025

8, 2025 The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimers Association have released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for amyloid and tau PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimers disease and other dementias. tim.hodson Tue, 01/14/2025 - 16:48 Jan.8, Since then, the U.S.

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