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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

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Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. It described shifts in ultrasound use across billing provider specialties and places of service in the U.S.

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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. for ultrasound Radiologists performed a lower percentage of cardiac exams compared to noncardiac ones. Ultrasound 0.4%

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Imaging Market Share Analysis Shows 28% of Image Interpretation Performed by Non-Radiologists

Imaging Technology

of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% of ultrasound. of ultrasound. The research, published June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, JACR, was based on 123 million Medicare Part B imaging claims in 2022. for ultrasound. of ultrasound.

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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The researchers retrospectively analyzed repeat imaging rates for CT, chest x-ray, and ultrasound in 37 emergency departments in California and Florida that have initiated HIE. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to Lammers. of ultrasound cases), and 29,073 repeat chest x-rays (19.5% of x-ray cases).

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3 Factors That Determine Radiology Pricing

Premier Radiology Services

In emergency departments and outpatient facilities, procedures, x-rays receive a lot of attention from providers, patients, health insurance plans and from medicare cost accounting. Clearly, for imaging centers, x-ray reviews are a crucial part of that diagnostic process. They can also be costly for the facility.

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