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. Graphic courtesy of The MarkeTech Group.

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Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Hospital 115

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. Image courtesy of The MarkeTech Group.

Radiology 113

Radiology Interventional Radiology Medicare Diagnostic 113

AuntMinnie

JUNE 17, 2024

The importance of accurate and complete coding cannot be overemphasized for any area of radiology, but the complexity of interventional radiology (IR) coding makes it even more critical for optimal reimbursement. Erin Stephens. This is especially attractive to large practices of 16 or more eligible clinicians.

Interventional Radiology 64

Interventional Radiology Radiology Quality and Compliance Ultrasound 64

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.

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Medicare Radiology Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Imaging 98

AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

according to research published July 23 in Radiology. After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers. In their retrospective analysis, the authors used datasets from the U.S.

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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 111

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%

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Within the past decade, Medicare reimbursements for interventional radiology (IR) procedures have been declining. In order to offset expenses, hospitals may increase charges. This study aimed to characterize the utilization and billing trends in IR.

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Interventional Radiology Medicare Radiology Hospital 40

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.

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Medicare Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Radiation 105

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%

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Minimally Invasive Procedure Medicare X-ray Insurance 105

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 69

Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Imaging 69

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.

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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiation 80

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Scientific Paper of the Year Advanced Practice Provider Procedures Commonly Performed in Interventional Radiology: Medicare Volume Trends From 2010 to 2021. Lindquester, et al, Journal of the American College of Radiology , July 1, 2024. Plesner, et al, Radiology , September 26, 2023.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 144

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 144

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 59

Interventional Radiology Medicare Imaging Diagnostic 59

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Vascular Ultrasound Guidance Beginning January 1, 2024, Medicare will no longer pay separately for CPT code 76937 “ Ultrasound guidance for vascular access requiring ultrasound evaluation of potential access sites …” associated with any procedure that “includes radiological supervision and interpretation.”

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Radiology Ultrasound Medicare Fluoroscopy 111

AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has developed a detailed summary of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The summary outlines Medicare payment provisions and updates to the Quality Payment Program.

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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Interventional Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Pass budget neutrality reforms (H.R. Overhaul the U.S. Modify alternative payment models (S.

Radiation Oncology 40

Radiation Oncology Medicare Interventional Radiology Radiation 40

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.

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Computed Tomography Medicare Interventional Radiology Radiology 40

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

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Radiation Oncology Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiation 45

AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

Recent changes, such as the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, represent a decrease in reimbursement by approximately 3.37%. Interventional radiology saw the highest overall impact at 4%, which has affected how radiology practices manage referrals and compensation, with significant implications for RCM.

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Revenue Cycle Management X-ray Radiology Medicare 52

The British Institute of Radiology

MAY 4, 2023

It includes a combination of private health insurance, employer-based insurance, individual out-of-pocket payments, and public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, which are funded through federal and state taxes. This facility incorporates one of the only combined interventional bronchoscopy and radiology facilities in the country.

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Imaging Government Insurance Radiologist 52

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.

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