Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Physicians allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for scans they either never reviewed or failed to assess in a timely fashion.

Hospital 278

Hospital Medicare Radiology Imaging 278

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

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).

Nuclear Medicine 305

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging Medicare 305

Radiology Business

AUGUST 23, 2023

When stated in dollar terms, the median price for imaging services was $490 across commercial plans compared to $191 in MA, experts wrote in Health Affairs.

Insurance 244

Insurance Medicare Hospital Imaging 244

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Physicians allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for scans they either never reviewed or failed to assess in a timely fashion.

Hospital 253

Hospital Medicare Radiology Imaging 253

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Almost a third of imaging exam interpretations are performed by nonradiologists, according to a Harvey L. of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, but that the remaining 27.9% The team conducted a study that included data from 123 million 2022 Medicare Part B imaging claims.

Image Interpretation 290

Image Interpretation X-ray Nuclear Medicine Imaging 290

AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Radiology administrators express very high confidence that imaging will grow as a profit center in coming months, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the second quarter of 2025. We installed a new state-of-the-art MRI, [which has reduced] scan times and [increased] volumes."

Interventional Radiology 130

Interventional Radiology Imaging Medicare Government 130

Vesta Teleradiology

MARCH 21, 2025

The 2025 Medicare reimbursement updates bring significant changes for healthcare providers, particularly in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and other imaging services. Increased demand for CCTA interpretations means imaging centers may need additional subspecialized radiologists to handle workflow efficiently.

Medicare 52

Medicare Healthcare Healthcare Computed Tomography 52

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. The company received approval from the U.S.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 130

AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

Compliant billing for remote reading services is not always as straightforward as normal onsite billing, and radiology practices must be aware of the requirements of each payer, most especially those of Medicare and other government programs. The same would apply for a registered hospital outpatient if services were provided elsewhere.

Medicare 279

Medicare Radiology Inpatient Hospital 279

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

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).

Medicare 130

Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Imaging 130

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. ASTRO also supports short-term relief established through the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would eliminate the looming 2.8%

Radiation Oncology 200

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

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.

Radiology 288

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Hospital 288

Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

For communities in Illinois and Ohio, where many rural hospitals and outpatient centers serve as lifelines, ensuring timely and accurate radiological services is crucial. By reducing overhead costs associated with maintaining in-house radiologists, rural hospitals can ensure uninterrupted imaging services without compromising care quality.

Hospital 52

Hospital Teleradiology Healthcare Healthcare 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLR) has been a hot topic in CT over the past five years, as researchers and vendors have continuously demonstrated the technology's potential to improve on legacy and filtered back-projection (FBP) reconstruction methods. Accordingly, commercial and research activity has accelerated.

Imaging 278

Imaging Radiation Clinic Medicare 278

AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Radiology administrators remain positive that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the third quarter of 2024. Image courtesy of The MarkeTech Group.

Radiology 284

Radiology Interventional Radiology Medicare Diagnostic 284

AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk. Gilk described his efforts to get a copy of the report about the Kaiser accident from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the state's body for licensing hospitals and healthcare providers. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Cal/OSHA also conducted a review.

MRI 340

MRI Public Health Hospital Patient Care 340

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. Eligible participants were Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older with a diagnosis of MCI or dementia.

PET Scan 277

PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 277

AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% the sum of payments from health plans and patients to health care providers for imaging and related services) on imaging increased 35.9% billion to $66.2

Healthcare 290

Healthcare Healthcare Nuclear Medicine Imaging 290

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S. Despite its superb diagnostic performance, data from the Medicare payment database indicates that in 2021, 194,554 PET MPI studies were performed for Medicare patients, while 1,470,751 SPECT MPI studies were performed, a ratio of 7.5

Medicare 299

Medicare Insurance Education Radiation 299

Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 28, 2024

While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.

Medicare 101

Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiologist Imaging 101

Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2025

The Health Tech Investment Act will place all FDA-approved AI devices into the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for a minimum of five years.

Medicare 126

Medicare Hospital Imaging 126

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS.

Medicare 289

Medicare Radiology Quality and Compliance Hospital 289

AuntMinnie

JUNE 23, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Interventional x-ray, mobile C-arm markets exceed $4B How you can help improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule ACR: Commercial payors may be requiring copays for preventive services Is AI, human system for follow-up imaging profitable?

Hospital 130

Hospital X-ray Medicare Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Designed to inform radiology practice management decisions and optimize reimbursement strategies, the Payor Rate Transparency Monitor for Radiology provides visualizations of in-network contracted rates drawn from payer data reported under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' transparency in coverage final rule, according to XiFin.

Revenue Cycle Management 100

Revenue Cycle Management Radiology Healthcare Information Technology Medicare 100

AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. This makes the Medicare payment rate 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, rather than the 3.37% cut that was contained in the 2024 MPFS Final Rule.

Medicare 279

Medicare Radiology Mammogram X-ray 279

AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2025

Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 are "ambiguous" and need to be reconsidered, according to theAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Of note, Alara and Qaelum inked a technical partnership in 2024.

Radiation 147

Radiation Patient Safety Medicare Imaging 147

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

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Perry Pickhardt, MD, UW-Madison While Pickhardt’s efforts revolve around what is commonly called “opportunistic screening,” he likens the goals to value-based medical imaging and repurposing scans for useful incidental data for cardiometabolic screening purposes. His work on abdominal imaging has led to over 500 scientific publications.

Radiology 331

Radiology Education Medicare Clinic 331

AuntMinnie

JULY 22, 2024

The ACR released a statement Wednesday supporting MedPAC's recommendations to set quality and safety standards for medical imaging. In 2005, our top article reported on the fierce turf war in the U.S. MedPAC's recommendations were officially presented to the U.S. Congress in a report delivered earlier this month.

Imaging 162

Imaging Medicare Radiologist Medical 162

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.

Nuclear Medicine 97

Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Diagnostic 97

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.

Interventional Radiology 147

Interventional Radiology Medicare Imaging Diagnostic 147

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pricing for healthcare services -- including imaging -- isn't as consistent across the U.S. More than half of Americans carry private healthcare insurance, for which fees are negotiated rather than set by an entity such as Medicare, the study authors explained.

Healthcare 244

Healthcare Healthcare Insurance Medicare 244

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.

Radiation 233

Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 233

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. The company received approval from the U.S.

Healthcare 147

Healthcare Healthcare Medicare Radiopharmaceuticals 147

AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Image courtesy of Washington University. "We

Nuclear Medicine 264

Nuclear Medicine Radiation Oncology Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation 264

AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized radiology-specific AI products intended for use in a variety of applications that use diagnostic imaging data, Thorwarth's letter noted for Congress. As of May 6, the ACR estimated that there are approximately 250 U.S. William Thorwarth Jr., Thorwarth added that the U.S.

Medical Device 288

Medical Device Government Patient Care Diagnostic Imaging 288

AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2025

Opportunistic CT imaging bone density screening could increase osteoporosis screening by 113% without additional imaging -- and save the healthcare enterprise almost $100 million annually, researchers have reported. That's where opportunistic CT imaging could come in, according to Gyftopoulos and colleagues.

X-ray 208

X-ray Medicare Medical Healthcare 208