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What is the impact of the 2025 MPFS changes on radiology practices?

AuntMinnie

The 2025 conversion factor (CF) that sets the overall rate for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) was adjusted downward by 2.83% from the 2024 rate, to $32.3465 per RVU vs. $33.2875 per Relative Value Unit (RVU). 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, has been introduced but no action has been taken.

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Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

AuntMinnie

They also found that total average yearly greenhouse gas emissions from all Medicare imaging exams between 2017 and 2021 ranged from 8.1 to 46 kilotons for x-ray, and 2.7 The researchers reported that the imaging inefficiency rate varied by modality and body region and ranged from 1.1% to 23 kilotons for ultrasound.

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Hospital to pay False Claims Act penalty for allegedly letting unsupervised residents interpret X-rays

Radiology Business

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

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

AuntMinnie

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. for digital x-ray 0.9% X-ray -- -- 97.9% X-ray -- -- 97.9% Of these, 88.5 Ultrasound 0.4%

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How are radiology practices impacted by annual changes to the MPFS?

AuntMinnie

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. decrease (3.9%

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Advancing Healthcare Access: Teleradiology Support for Rural Hospitals in Illinois and Ohio

Vesta Teleradiology

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.

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Thrombectomy use increasing to treat VTE

AuntMinnie

The catheter is guided by x-ray to the site of the clot where it is then removed. 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. Medicare and 46.8%