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

JULY 10, 2024

The American College of Radiology has weighed in on the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2025 rule. The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology.

Medicare 264

Medicare Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Radiation 264

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The volume of interventional radiology (IR) procedures performed by advanced practice providers (APPs) such as physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) increased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. A team led by Will Lindquester, MD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, found a 142.9%

Medicare 214

Medicare Interventional Radiology Nursing Image Interpretation 214

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

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Whether a woman is covered by Medicare or by commercial insurance appears to influence the type of treatment she will likely undergo for uterine fibroids, researchers have reported.

Insurance 174

Insurance Radiologist Medicare Ultrasound 174

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

echocardiography) for congenital heart disease, diagnostic; 76987 including placement and manipulation of transducer, image acquisition, interpretation, and report 76988 placement, manipulation of transducer, and image acquisition only. for the professional component, using the national Medicare reimbursement rates.

Radiology 278

Radiology Ultrasound Medicare Fluoroscopy 278

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has published its comments on the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule. The association made recommendations regarding the Medicare conversation factor and the extension of telehealth service provisions. “We

Radiation Oncology 113

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiation 113

Imaging Technology

APRIL 11, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 04/11/2023 - 21:21 April 11, 2023 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC), which includes 227 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,080 clinical variants covering 3,000 clinical scenarios.

Medicare 98

Medicare Radiology Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Imaging 98

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Practice expenses (PEs) account for a majority of the total Medicare reimbursement for radiology services, but calculations used to determine payments are either outdated or don't account for the specialty's needs, according to a paper published March 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiology 138

Radiology Medicare MRI PACS 138

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

House and Senate to pass the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, proposed bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced by Rep. Absent any reversal, physicians will experience a 2.83% fee schedule reduction under the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), effective January 1. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC).

Radiation Oncology 100

Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiology 100

AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

For radiology departments and practices, RCM is not just about sustaining operations but about thriving in a complex ecosystem of patient care, billing, and regulatory compliance. Radiology practices face several RCM challenges that are magnified by the specialty's unique requirements, including the following: Billing and coding complexities.

Revenue Cycle Management 130

Revenue Cycle Management X-ray Radiology Medicare 130

JVIR

JULY 30, 2024

The pressures around us, the public policy changes, and how they are affecting the practice of interventional radiology (IR) feel different and are worthy of discussion.

Computed Tomography 40

Computed Tomography Medicare Interventional Radiology Radiology 40

The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

Prof Simon Padley Following the recent BIR live event Imaging explosion across the pond – causes and solutions in which the UK and USA radiology and healthcare systems were compared, DMC Radiology Reporting co-director Professor Simon Padley reflects on the UK position. million imaging tests across all modalities Ref.

Imaging 52

Imaging Government Insurance Radiologist 52

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 360

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 360

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

A looming crisis Data from IMV Medical Information Division and the American College of Radiology indicates that, in 2022, about 34,000 (range 30,000 to 37,000) radiologists in the U.S. interpreted around 650 million imaging studies per year. In fact, AI itself may paradoxically work to both expand and contract imaging volumes.

Radiologist 331

Radiologist X-ray Radiology Medicare 331

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 10, 2025

Crossroads Amid these debates, we as radiologists stand at a crossroads: is the human element in imaging interpretation dispensable or indispensable? The concern is that, as a specialty, we have bought into the marketing-driven concept that radiology will not be replaced by AI, but rather augmented by it. Diagnostic Imaging.

Radiologist 278

Radiologist Radiology Medicare Image Interpretation 278

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This is slightly more of a cut than had been predicted in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that was issued in July. As we reported in our analysis of the Proposed Rule , this reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced by nearly 10% over the past 10 years.

Medicare 263

Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine Radiology 263