AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive Medicare reimbursement beginning in 2025. Gaining momentum CTC, also known as virtual colonoscopy, appears poised to get a boost from the recent proposal by the U.S. In the eyes of the U.S. The Harvey L.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The use of both cardiac CT and cardiac MRI increased in the Medicare population over the past seven years, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital). Cardiologists 49.2%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 5, 2024

The American College of Radiology praised the hearing as a potential first step to address inadequate reimbursement levels under the federal payment program.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Unfortunately, the imbalance in available MIPS radiology measures is worsening, study co-author Lauren Nicola, MD, CEO of Triad Radiology Associates, said Wednesday.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% This reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced by nearly 10% over the past 10 years. Radiology -3.8% -1.8% -2.8%

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Growth in imaging work relative value units (wRVUs) is outpacing the growth of radiologists and the number of imaging services in the U.S. Medicare population, a study presented at RSNA 2023 found.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., 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. “The

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Radiology Business

JUNE 7, 2024

New York-based vendor Cleerly recently petitioned CMS to pay for its primary CT software, which assesses scans for signs of coronary artery disease.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

Radiologist consolidation into larger and/or multispecialty practices may foster subspecialization and improve negotiation power, according to a study published June 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from between 2014 and 2023 to identify all U.S. Radiology-only practices -31.8%

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Ben White

MAY 9, 2023

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: these are my opinions, formed from the combination of my biases, my experience as a radiologist since beginning residency 10 years ago, and my many conversations with radiologists across the country. Nationwide, the supply of radiologists is basically flat. Six weeks?!

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

More than three-quarters of those reached said they disagree with reducing reimbursement to rads under the 2024 fee schedule, RBMA and MITA reported Thursday.

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Radiology Business

MAY 3, 2024

Medicare Administrative Contractors have “consistently denied coverage" for CT cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs of stroke.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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. The share of billed ultrasound services increased for radiologists from 31.6% in 2009 to 34.2% to 19.6%).

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Radiology advocates believe the value-based payment program needs more measures to support radiologists in meeting performance requirements.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 13, 2024

John Boozman and BenRayLujn on Thursday reintroduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA).

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Societies representing neuro, interventional and spine radiologists are concerned 3 MACs do not understand the nuances of a key minimally invasive pain procedure.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Unless mitigating measures are taken, the current supply of radiologists in the U.S. A future radiologist shortage has been a point of concern for a number of years, the investigators noted. The radiologist supply study used data from the U.S. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) researchers have warned. higher than in 2023.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 31, 2023

This occurred during a period when radiologists took on an increasing workload, with relative value units leaping 13.1% during the 16-year study period.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Physician advocacy groups including the RBMA, ASTRO, MGMA and AMA criticized the final rule, with the latter calling it a "recipe for financial instability."

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“These shifts may reflect changes in relative utilization of specialty-specific examinations or evolving payment policies," experts wrote in AJR.

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Radiology Business

MAY 3, 2023

James McGuckin, MD, allegedly submitted more than 500 false claims for unnecessary vascular procedures between 2016 to 2019, the DOJ said Tuesday.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The success of radiologists participating in the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) varies according to practice type and size, with individual radiologists being at a disadvantage, researchers have reported. Among the radiologists, 74.8% participated in group reporting, 4.3% as an individual, and 20.9%

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Radiology Business

JULY 31, 2024

The Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act would allow Medicare to reimburse for certain pharmacist-administered tests, treatments and vaccinations.

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Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2024

Staffers with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were "attentive to the discussion and requested supporting documentation," ACR reported.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., first introduced the Preserving Seniors' Access to Physicians Act in December and hopes the House will consider the proposal this week.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Scheduling conflicts and “lingering disagreements” are delaying potential changes to the MPFS, along with a radiologist-supported bill to modify the No Surprises Act.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 26, 2024

Congressional budget requirements mean that any pay bump to one fee-for-service provider type necessitates balancing cuts to others.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

CMS sent out its request for information in September, mulling the possibility of reducing 4 Medicare Administrative Contractor districts down to 2.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The bipartisan bill would simplify how payers process utilization requests in Medicare Advantage and is supported by 500 healthcare organizations and 200-plus lawmakers.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

ACR said it appreciates the proposal, which is part of the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Specialties that provided fewer E/M services, such as radiology and general surgery, saw the largest declines, experts wrote in JAMA.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 19, 2024

Physician advocacy groups criticized the decision while holding out hope that lawmakers could remedy the 3.4% cut to the conversion factor in the future.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

"Instead of Congress making payment adjustments every year, it's time we address the underlying issues and make long-term reforms," Sen. John Thune said Wednesday.

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Radiology Business

JULY 26, 2024

“The current Medicare physician payment system is increasingly unsustainable and the necessary policy reforms can no longer be delayed without severe repercussions," radiologists say.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 1, 2023

3674 would provide a pay boost for procedures performed in office settings that require high-tech devices.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently issued a statement of support for the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) appropriate use criteria program.

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