AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created new radiology patient safety electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs); these use Alara software to access data from radiology electronic health measures (EHRs). Bayer and Alara Imaging plan to collaborate on CT radiation dose software.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

tim.hodson Mon, 11/25/2024 - 19:15 Nov, 21, 2024 — The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the latest revision to the IAC Standards & Guidelines for MRI Accreditation, paving the way for their release on Nov.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 64

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2024

"Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1 with these important patient safety measures," Nate Mazonson, CEO and co-founder, Alara Imaging, Inc. 1 Smith-Bindman R, Wang Y, Chu P, et al.

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Picture Archiving and Communication System Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Computed Tomography Quality and Compliance 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to develop a quality measure focused on CT. National Quality Forum, Patient Safety, Fall 2021 Cycle: CDP Report, Technical Report, September 26, 2022. In 2019, the U.S. Smith-Bindman R, Yu S, Wang Y, et al.

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Aidoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Patient volumes remain below 2019 pre-pandemic levels. An aging population on Medicare or Medicaid means lower reimbursement. Decreased patient volumes means less revenue opportunities. Inflation combined with increased interest rates makes it more difficult not only to grow, but to sustain.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To ensure that medical radiation dose is minimized, unnecessary radiation exposure is eliminated, and a culture of safety pervades U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that begins in January 2012. healthcare facilities, the commission will rely in part on requirements from the U.S.

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Delaney Radiology

JUNE 10, 2021

one pack/day for 20 years) AND Currently smoke OR have quit smoking within the last 15 years This recommendation is a recent change in criteria in part to capture more African American patients who are at increased risk for developing lung cancer with a shorter smoking history than other racial groups.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A survey was recently done asking how rads felt about it being mandatory for radiologists to use AI in their practices to guarantee patient safety and get paid. The reality is the AI vendor can’t be sued any more than Microsoft could have been for giving you the blue screen of death in years past. It’s all still on the rad.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 11, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 04/11/2023 - 21:18 April 11, 2023 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration ’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities.

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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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