AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2025

New research comes out every week in radiology highlighting the performance and potential AI in assisting diagnosis of various pathologies. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the 1,000th clinical AI algorithm to close out 2024, and radiology is represented in about 75% of FDA-approved AI devices.

Imaging 317

Imaging Mammogram Insurance Medicare 317

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 273

Hospital Medicare Radiology Imaging 273

AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

Excess imaging translates to "significant"carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study published March 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Overuse of imaging is a strain on our healthcare system and radiology workforce," said senior author Michael Atalay, MD, PhD, of Brown University in Providence, RI.

Imaging 205

Imaging Medicare X-ray Healthcare 205

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.

Radiology 288

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Hospital 288

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

MARCH 12, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a commentary published March 12 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Kim's colleagues included Anu Obaro, PhD, of St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute in London, U.K.; Stuart Taylor, MD, of the University College London, also in the U.K.;

Medicare 205

Medicare Public Health Radiologist Hospital 205

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 248

Hospital Medicare Radiology Imaging 248

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.

Radiology 284

Radiology Interventional Radiology Medicare Diagnostic 284

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. Sandy Coffta.

Medicare 289

Medicare Radiology Quality and Compliance Hospital 289

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Healthcare information technology firm XiFin will debut its Payor Rate Transparency Monitor for Radiology at Paradigm, the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2025 meeting. Radiology executives will have an opportunity to use the radiology payer rate tool in the firm's interactive in-booth kiosk at RBMA 2025.

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Revenue Cycle Management Radiology Healthcare Information Technology Medicare 100

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Interested in the history of the Minnies, our annual award program recognizing excellence in radiology?

Radiology 331

Radiology Education Medicare Clinic 331

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. Why This Matters for Imaging Centers & Hospitals Higher reimbursement rates make it more feasible for facilities to invest in CCTA technology and training.

Medicare 52

Medicare Healthcare Healthcare Computed Tomography 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS, and senior vice president of Radiology-Planning in Mission, KS. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Cal/OSHA also conducted a review.

MRI 340

MRI Public Health Hospital Patient Care 340

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

APRIL 6, 2023

University of Iowa Health Care also has agreed to mandate that physicians receive training on Medicare's requirements for reimbursement in a teaching setting.

X-ray 246

X-ray Medicare Hospital 246

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

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Some have suggested increasing the number of Medicare-funded GME slots to relieve staffing shortages. However, this requires convincing Congress to intervene.

Hospital 144

Hospital Medicare Radiology 144

Ben White

APRIL 19, 2023

The big radiology news of the week? United Healthcare–generally felt to be a font of diabolical greed–is suing Radiology Partners: In its unscrupulous pursuit of profits Radiology Partners orchestrated a pass-through billing scheme intended to defraud United, its customers, and its members of tens of millions of dollars.

Radiology 290

Radiology Insurance Hospital IT 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. The document is made up of responses to questions about trends radiology administrators face in the coming year.

Interventional Radiology 130

Interventional Radiology Imaging Medicare Government 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, but that the remaining 27.9% The results were published on June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The team conducted a study that included data from 123 million 2022 Medicare Part B imaging claims. Of these, 88.5 Nuclear medicine 11.8%

Image Interpretation 290

Image Interpretation X-ray Nuclear Medicine Imaging 290

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. Our teleradiology service assists hospitals by streamlining compliance and ensuring accurate reporting.

Hospital 52

Hospital Teleradiology Healthcare Healthcare 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 14, 2024

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. at the time.

Interventional Radiology 187

Interventional Radiology Radiology Government Insurance 187

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. Researchers led by Casey Pelzl from the Harvey L. from 2009 to 2021. in 2009 to 34.2% to 8.1%.

Ultrasound 290

Ultrasound Radiologist Inpatient Medicare 290

AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. of reported measures by radiologists in multispecialty practices were radiology measures.

Radiologist 298

Radiologist Medicare Radiology Ultrasound 298

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.

Radiation Oncology 200

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Imaging 200

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

To shed light on current and anticipated claims trends, the researchers searched commercial and Medicare payer data on arterial and venous thrombectomy procedures performed to treat VTE between January 2017 and December 2021. AT was more often billed through commercial insurers (62.1%) than Medicare (37.9%), with the opposite true of VT (53.2%

Minimally Invasive Procedure 264

Minimally Invasive Procedure Medicare X-ray Insurance 264

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which includes coverage of colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography (CTC) for the first time. Until this past July , the CMS had chosen not to cover CTC for colorectal cancer screening.

Radiopharmaceuticals 213

Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Computed Tomography Hospital 213

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

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 the authors noted. Also, out of 400 centers in the U.S. Also, out of 400 centers in the U.S.

Medicare 299

Medicare Insurance Education Radiation 299

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9% The CMS finalized a 2.9%

Inpatient 130

Inpatient Radiology Hospital Medicare 130

AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

American College of Radiology (ACR) CEO William Thorwarth Jr., Among other healthcare specialties, radiology has been a particularly active area for AI. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has also provided some reimbursement through Category I codes and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS).

Medical Device 288

Medical Device Government Patient Care Diagnostic Imaging 288

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Implementing a financial hardship screening protocol for cancer patients requires a thorough understanding of social determinants of health, according to a commentary published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The hospital's IT department provided a weekly report of patients reporting financial hardship.

Electronic Medical Record 264

Electronic Medical Record Nursing Insurance Medicare 264

AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

As of January 2023, hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) -- a blend of FBP and MBIR -- was the state-of-the-art image reconstruction technique, according to Lennart Koetzier; Martin Willemink, PhD; and colleagues, who wrote about the technical principles and clinical prospects for the RSNA journal Radiology. Tim Leiner, MD, PhD.

Imaging 278

Imaging Radiation Clinic Medicare 278

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 232

Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 232

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 108

Medicare Hospital Imaging 108

AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2025

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). Radiation dose and image quality performance measures for CT imaging accepted by the U.S.

Radiation 147

Radiation Patient Safety Medicare Imaging 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. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

Nuclear Medicine 264

Nuclear Medicine Radiation Oncology Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation 264