Despite a decade of reimbursement cuts, three practices manage to thrive by employing innovative tactics and setting new standards of service in radiology
A new era in healthcare is inspiring radiology practices to reach across traditional boundaries and forge alliances with hospitals, health systems, and other practices
An act of Congress opened the door for clinical decision-support for advanced imaging in U.S. hospitals: The radiologist is key to the initiative’s success
On April 9, 2014, CMS released its Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, a dataset representing an aggregation of 2012 volume, charge, and payment information by physician, by CPT code, by place of service—more than 9 million records.
Using real-time video to enhance radiology interpretations is not new. But the convergence of teleradiology and traditional telemedicine, which have followed different paths over the past 15 years, sure is.
While CMS considers whether to cover LDCT lung-cancer screening for high-risk individuals, a final coverage decision issued by the agency this week for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening puts the issue of standardized imaging protocols for screening and following patients who test positive for HCV on radiology’s front burner.
