on April 30, 2013 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Hospital-Physician Alignment, Physician Issues, Standards and Regulatory Policy, Information Technology, Clinical Skills, Skill Development, Workforce
Ben Lauing, Imaging Performance Partnership
Claiming in a lawsuit filed last week that it is nothing more than a “money-making scheme,” the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) hopes to do away with the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Is the MOC process a valuable tool for ensuring proficiency, or just a way to line the pockets of executives at the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)?
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Maintenance of Certification under attack
on April 12, 2013 |
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Topics: Utilization Review, Payer Relations, Reimbursement, Finance, Medicare, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Revenue Cycle, Imaging, Service Lines, Referral Management, Physician Issues, Utilization, Efficiency, Performance Improvement
Ben Lauing, Imaging Performance Partnership
President Obama’s proposed budget may signal major reforms in store for imaging. Self-referral, an issue often debated but rarely acted upon, is now an explicit target; the Obama administration has proposed restricting the in-office ancillary services exception to the Stark law. Furthermore, the budget suggests mandatory pre-authorization for advanced imaging modalities.
While this is only a proposed budget, and Congress could take it or leave it, we think it’s highly likely that regulations to curb imaging utilization will soon emerge.
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President Obama targets self-referrals and pre-authorization
on February 15, 2013 |
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Topics: Physician Issues, CT, Imaging, Service Lines, Quality, Performance Improvement
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
Some of you may recall the famous “invisible gorilla” psychology experiment, in which a group of volunteers watched a basketball video and were instructed to focus on the number of times certain players passed the ball. During the video, someone in a gorilla suit walks into the middle of the frame, beats his chest, and walks off – an incident that only half of participants actually recalled seeing.
Earlier this year, scientists at Brigham & Women’s wondered what would happen if they applied the same principles to some of the most discerning among us – diagnostic radiologists.
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The gorilla in the reading room: Why most radiologists miss it, and why that's okay
