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Siemens Healthineers, Tower Health enter 10-year partnership

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The partnership aims to improve diagnostic imaging and digital intelligence tools for radiology, oncology, and cardiology across the West Reading, PA-based Tower Health system. This includes devices and scanners related to CT, MRI, interventional radiology, and Varian radiation oncology therapies.

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ACR offers code change proposals at AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting

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Representatives from the American College of Radiology (ACR) participated in the February American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel meeting, the first meeting of three scheduled for 2025 to update codes for the 2027 CPT code cycle.

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Pediatric radiology continues to face workforce shortage

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The pediatric radiology subspecialty continues to experience a major workforce shortage, researchers have reported. Pediatric radiology was listed as a top three hiring need by 11% of decision-makers in 2023, note lead author Shannon Farmakis, MD, chief of pediatric imaging at West County Radiological Group in St.

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Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rules

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Radiological societies have mixed views on the U.S. reduction in average Medicare payment rates compared with 2024, the CMS has estimated there will be a 0% change to reimbursement for radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. Although the 2025 MPFS calls for an overall 2.9%

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ACR responds to CMS proposed 2025 MPFS rule

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The American College of Radiology has weighed in on the U.S. The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. However, interventional radiology will have a decrease of 2%. "ACR

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ACR advocates for CPT code changes

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) and other top U.S. radiology organizations recently requested CPT code changes at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) September 2024 CPT Editorial Panel meeting. Category I codes approved at the recent meeting will take effect on January 1, 2026.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

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Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology.