on November 17, 2011 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Imaging
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
As the federal government continues to focus on cutting healthcare costs, especially those associated with imaging, many have suggested targeting self-referrals as a cost-savings measure.
Recent studies have suggested that self-referring physicians utilize imaging at a greater rate than physicians without financial interest. Now,
a study published in this month’s
Journal of the American Medical Association finds a correlation between financial interest and incidence of cardiac imaging.
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JAMA Study Links Cardiac Imaging With Financial Interest
on November 10, 2011 |
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Topics: CT, Imaging, Service Lines
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
Last week, I attended the first annual American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Monitoring Forum held here in Washington, D.C. The forum brought to light several new tactics in benchmarking dose levels and educating stakeholders about the risks (and benefits) of undergoing an imaging exam—issues that have been prominent in the media over the last few years. Early results from our member topic poll also show that hospitals and health systems are focusing on managing dose levels.
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ACR Dose Monitoring Forum: New ways to compare and benchmark dose levels
on November 4, 2011 |
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Nick Bartz
CMS will expand its multiple procedure payment reduction to the professional component of advanced imaging services in 2012, though it will only reduce payment by 25% for subsequent exams as opposed to the 50% it had previously proposed. After carrying out its own internal analysis CMS has indicated that a 25% reduction more appropriately captures potential efficiencies in physician work when patients undergo multiple advanced imaging exams during the same session. However, in an unheralded move, CMS will expand the multiple procedure reduction to include multiple providers in the same group practice.
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CMS Finalizes Plan to Expand MPPR to Professional Reimbursement, Though Cuts Reduced to 25%
