on April 11, 2012 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Outpatient Care, Information Technology, Patient Portals
Emily Hague, Imaging Performance Partnership
Member programs are reporting that patients are increasingly requesting access to their images or quicker access to results, and a study published in April’s Journal of the American College of Radiology helped to quantify this trend. The research presented 53 adult patients at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s imaging center with scenarios in which results were “nearly normal”, “seriously abnormal”, or “indeterminate”, and aimed to assess patients’ preferences around delivery of results and needs for follow-up resources. Immediate access was the most preferred option for all three of the hypothetical scenarios presented, and more than 80% of patients wanted online access to their results within three days.
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Patients prefer immediate online access to radiologic reports
on March 16, 2012 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Outpatient Care, Consumer Marketing, Marketing, Online Strategy
Emily Hague, Imaging Performance Partnership
A new tool in Colorado helps patients shop for discount imaging exams. Following the model of popular discount travel sites like Travelocity, CarePilot helps patients book empty appointment slots at off-peak times at a discount of between 10 and 30%.
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CarePilot program helps patients comparison shop for outpatient imaging services
on March 2, 2011 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Revenue Cycle, Finance, Health Care Reform, Market Trends, Strategy, Outpatient Care
At an open session in Washington last week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed some draft proposals aimed at regulating overutilization of imaging services by self referring physicians. In the hour long session, MedPAC commissioners discussed the following proposals that would use payment tools to mitigate incentives to increase volume, and adopt a targeted prior authorization program for physicians who chronically over utilize certain imaging services:
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MedPAC Discusses Outpatient Imaging Payment Reform Proposals Targeting Self-Referrals
