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MPFS: CMS proposes CPT codes that would address MRI patient safety

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its suggested 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has proposed new CPT codes that would address additional labor involved in imaging patients who have contraindications for MRI.

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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

AuntMinnie

MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS, and senior vice president of Radiology-Planning in Mission, KS. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk.

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FDA authorizes AI-driven MRI Solution for Safer Alzheimer’s Treatment

Imaging Technology

New standardized tools are needed, such as icobrain aria, to assist radiologists and treating clinicians in detecting and managing ARIA to optimize patient safety. Slow Adoption of Alzheimer’s Treatments Amid Safety Concerns Figure 1. Example of how ARIA can present itself on a brain MRI scan.

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ACR releases updated manual on MRI safety

AuntMinnie

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated manual on MRI safety. MRI safety came to the fore in 2001, when six-year-old Michael Colombini died during an MRI exam from a blow to the head from a ferromagnetic oxygen tank. The MRI environment: MRI site planning and MRI zones.

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Experts publish new guidance on the use of portable MRI exams

Health Imaging

The checklist was created to walk researchers through every operational step of using portable MRI, from creating protocols to prepping patients, ensuring patient safety, handling incidental findings, data privacy and more.

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Customized support reduces CT, MRI order errors

AuntMinnie

Yet the incidence of diagnostic errors due to incorrect CT or MRI orders has not been thoroughly studied, DeSimone and colleagues wrote, explaining that incorrect imaging exam orders can include those that call for the wrong imaging modality or technique, the wrong anatomy, or the wrong contrast-related request.

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New CMS-Approved MRI Standards: Enhancing Safety in Remote Scanning and Portable Imaging

Vesta Teleradiology

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved new MRI standards introduced by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), focusing on remote scanning and portable imaging technologies. These updates, effective immediately, aim to enhance patient safety and adapt to advancements in MRI practices.

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