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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Radiology Business

MARCH 18, 2025

MedPAC members have highlighted the need to link physician pay increases with the Medicare Economic Index, a measure or practice cost inflation.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 16, 2025

The American Medical Association this week criticized cuts to physician pay, while Medicare Advantage plans are slated to see a 4.33% boost.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Radiology and medical groups are welcoming the introduction of a bipartisan federal bill that aims to mitigate the impact of the finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor reduction. House of Representatives on October 29 introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2023

The Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act would provide a permanent annual pay update tied to inflation.

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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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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Private equity acquisition is on the rise in radiology, according to an analysis published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. While healthcare as a whole has attracted private equity companies, radiology has become an area of focus. of all radiologists nationally in 2023 were private equity-employed.

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Radiology Radiologist Medicare Diagnostic Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a commentary published March 12 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. But last year, the CMS backed reimbursement for screening CTC as part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the recommendation was included in the rule and went into effect in January. and the U.K.,

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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

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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Medicare Radiologist Radiology 311

AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., according to research published July 23 in Radiology. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compare national workforce attrition rate of radiologists with that of other specialists. Radiologists: 13.2%

Radiologist 279

Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

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.

Radiologist 298

Radiologist Medicare Radiology Ultrasound 298

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. He also talked about potential ways radiology departments across the country can help address these issues.

Radiologist 297

Radiologist Medicare Clinic Imaging 297

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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Radiologist Medicare Radiology 264

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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Medicare Radiology Radiologist 275

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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Medicare Radiologist Radiology 271

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

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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Medicare Radiology Radiologist 293

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 13, 2024

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

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Medicare Radiologist Radiology 261

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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Ultrasound Radiologist Inpatient Medicare 290

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.

Medicare 301

Medicare Radiologist Disease Imaging 301

AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Radiology practices often participate in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Quality performance category scoring has been modified for 2025, which could have a positive effect for radiology practices. This would include many diagnostic radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

The ability to have radiologists work at locations remote from the patient exam site can be a great boon to efficiency and turnaround time. Medicare regulations Medicare first issued its Place of Service (POS) reporting regulations with an effective date of April 1, 2013. Sandy Coffta.

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Medicare Radiology Inpatient Hospital 279

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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Medicare Radiologist 292

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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Medicare Radiologist 301

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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Medicare Radiologist Radiology 246

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

A significant percentage of imaging studies ordered by office-based healthcare providers are self-interpreted rather than referred to radiologists for reading, according to researchers from the Harvey L. The study was published April 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI).

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Sandy Coffta.

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Medicare Radiology Quality and Compliance Hospital 289

Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Radiologists and pain management specialists are urging CMS to reconsider the decision and maintain access to this alternative to opioids or surgery.

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Medicare Radiology Radiologist 246

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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Medicare Radiologist IT 293

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.

Medicare 283

Medicare Ultrasound Radiologist 283

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.

Medicare 246

Medicare Radiologist 246

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.

Medicare 261

Medicare Radiologist 261

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.

Medicare 261

Medicare Radiologist 261

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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Medicare Radiologist 273

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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Medicare Radiologist 288

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Unless mitigating measures are taken, the current supply of radiologists in the U.S. The investigators' work was published in two studies on February 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. A future radiologist shortage has been a point of concern for a number of years, the investigators noted.

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