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Radiology AI triage solution earns separate, additional Medicare hospital payment

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Radiology AI triage solution the 1st to earn separate, additional Medicare hospital payment

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

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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. for the inpatient setting. and inpatient settings from 25.1% from 2009 to 2021.

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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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. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study. were performed by other types of clinicians, particularly cardiologists. Of these, 88.5

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Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading

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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. vacation) then the Medicare rules do not apply. If you are out of state temporarily (e.g.,

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Radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI

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The use of both cardiac CT and cardiac MRI increased in the Medicare population over the past seven years, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. per 1,000 Medicare enrollees in 2013 to 3.2 per 10,000 Medicare enrollees in 2013 to 8.4 The cardiac CT exam use rate increased from 1.1

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Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

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In this study, the researchers aimed to further elucidate these associations in IDEAS patients by analyzing the impact of amyloid PET scans on inpatient hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits over 12 months. Eligible participants were Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older with a diagnosis of MCI or dementia.

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