AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is opposing conversion factor cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule for 2025. rise in the Medicare Economic Index for 2025. from $33.2875 to $32.3562.

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Nuclear Medicine Medicare Radiation Oncology Insurance 40

AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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Nuclear Medicine Radiation Oncology Radiopharmaceuticals Radiation 105

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 Medicare Nuclear Medicine Interventional Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

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. The American College of Radiology has weighed in on the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

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. Emergency medicine physicians: 26.6% Medicine subspecialists: 12.9% according to research published July 23 in Radiology.

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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 111

Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% of nuclear medicine (NM), and 33.9% of nuclear medicine (NM), and 33.9% christine.book Wed, 07/03/2024 - 12:53 July 3, 2024 — A new Harvey L. performed by other types of clinicians. of magnetic resonance (MR), 76.6%

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

Over the years medical imaging has been considered a major contributor to increased healthcare spending, and has been subject to a variety of cost-cutting measures that have been mostly aimed at reducing Medicare and Medicaid costs. Nuclear medicine 40% Use rates by modality, 2010 to 2021 Modality 2010 2021 CT 10.2%

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Healthcare Healthcare Nuclear Medicine Imaging 116

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The topic of fraud is a perennial favorite, and our coverage of a case against a radiologist in Pennsylvania known for practicing controversial procedures on Medicare beneficiaries -- and making bank doing it -- took the fifth most popular article spot. Nuclear medicine/PET specialists were paid the least by comparison.

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Imaging Medicare Nuclear Medicine Radiology 105

Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Blue Earth Diagnostics and PETNET Solutions welcome visitors to the upcoming Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting in Chicago, June 24-27, 2023, to visit their exhibit booths. Blue Earth Diagnostics is at Booth 6025 and PETNET Solutions is at Booth 6075.

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Capitol Imaging Services

JULY 1, 2022

Some insurance companies, like Medicare, will only cover a CT lung cancer screening if you meet a certain criteria. The test may detect cancer at a later stage than is easily treatable, depending on the speed of the cancer’s progression. The screening may detect benign growths that do not require treatment.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Insurance Medicare 52

AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. This makes the Medicare payment rate 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, rather than the 3.37% cut that was contained in the 2024 MPFS Final Rule.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, did not cover amyloid PET scans outside of clinical trials for Medicare beneficiaries and only covered one scan per patient’s lifetime. Reimbursement barriers Unfortunately, until recently, there were significant barriers to receiving amyloid PET imaging in some regions.

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Disease Medicare Imaging PET Scan 52

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that begins in January 2012. California will implement even stricter requirements beginning in January 2013.

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Radiation Medical Diagnostic Imaging Medicare 59