Final 2023 physician fee schedule out from CMS; early reactions register exasperation, resolve
CMS has finalized the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2023, and its reimbursement reductions for radiology are less harsh than those proposed preliminarily in July.
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14 House members—7 Democrat, 7 Republican—press CMS to step up its game on CCTA
In a letter sent Oct. 25 to CMS head Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, an even split of Republicans and Democrats, 14 in number, amplify new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and other groups.
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Contrast-enhanced mammography to get rigorous tryout under ACR’s oversight
Might mammography enhanced by contrast media prove a surer, faster way than other modalities, including digital breast tomosynthesis, to get to a definitive diagnosis for these patients?
ACR is about to lead the way in finding out.
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FDA greenlights intracranial hemorrhage AI
RapidAI has been cleared for U.S. marketing of updated AI-outfitted software that quickly detects or rules out acute brain hemorrhage on unenhanced CT.
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Whole body nuc-med imaging a solid contributor to impatient infection management
PET/CT with the common radiotracer 18F-FDG has been found useful for workups and monitoring of infections in real-world hospitalized patients, according to a study conducted by researchers at Yale and Stanford published Nov. 14 in PLOS One.
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Radiology techs in especially high demand as 85% of hospitals seek ‘allied’ health workers
More than four-fifths of healthcare provider organizations are shorthanded of allied health professionals, and the job title with the most unfilled positions in the category is radiologic technologist.
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Health Insurance woes: Americans ready to drop coverage if costs keep rising
The Biden-Harris administration helped expand access to health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic but rising costs may still cause some Americans to drop insurance coverage altogether. READ MORE
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