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Ala. health system advisers get interventional radiology earful

AuntMinnie

Medicaid reimbursement, cost-saving, and radiologist recruitment issues are contributing to a drastic reduction of interventional radiology services in Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama, and surrounding communities. Others quoted by the Alabama Daily News report cited Medicaid reimbursement as a factor.

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MICI Q2: Confidence in growth of imaging as profit center remains high

AuntMinnie

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. Currently we are in the process of marketing for interventional radiology, MRI, and CT.

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MICI Q2 2024: Radiology administrators remain optimistic about growth

AuntMinnie

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.

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Thrombectomy use increasing to treat VTE

AuntMinnie

AT was more often billed through commercial insurers (62.1%) than Medicare (37.9%), with the opposite true of VT (53.2% Interventional radiology (IR) performed significantly more AT and VT procedures across all payers from 2017 to 2021 (IR: 46.7%; all cardiology: 23.1%; all surgery: 4.2%; vascular surgery: 25.9%). fold vs. 1.8-fold).

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MICI Q4: Radiology administrators positive about imaging growth

AuntMinnie

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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FAQs for Radiologists Searching for a New Job

Vesta Teleradiology

Board certification or eligibility from the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or equivalent. Subspecialty certifications in areas such as interventional radiology, mammography, or neuroradiology can enhance your job prospects. Benefits: Health insurance, retirement plans, and malpractice, tail and cybersecurity coverage.

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MGMA weighs in on proposed CR from Congress

AuntMinnie

Part of the proposed CR calls for delaying Medicaid disproportionate hospital share pay cuts for 2025 until January 2027 and extending certain Medicare telehealth services through 2026. Radiology groups previously expressed concern about changes to reimbursement under the MPFS.

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