Continued declines in reimbursement and mounting administrative burdens are combining to weigh down members of the specialty, RP wrote in recent comments. 

One critical access hospital in North Dakota is treating upward of 20 Canadian patients per month, the CBC reports. 

Medicare wants to limit the technical component for the exam to the HOPPS rate, which would represent an 81% reduction to the MPFS amount of $459.92. 

“Congress must act before the end of 2024 to provide clinicians with the financial stability needed to ensure beneficiaries continue to have access to high-quality care,” the groups wrote. 

Kees Wesdorp, PhD, will be based in the Netherlands, collecting an annual base salary of $705,000 and an incentive bonus equal to that amount. 

Michigan Hospital Association Executive Vice President Laura Appel said institutions are prioritizing exams related to medical emergencies. 

About 69% of radiologists surveyed in 2023 said their organization is understaffed, up from 67% the previous year, the two associations reported. 

The publicly traded, Los Angeles-based company is convening an all-day event in Maryland, where it operates nearly 60 outpatient imaging centers.