How Radiologists Can Avoid Penalties Under the Medicare CDS/AUC Mandate
Just as you were done revising your practice systems and processes for Meaningful Use and…
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05/20/2019
How Benchmarking Can Help Radiology Practices Evaluate Their Productivity
It’s natural to want to compare one’s performance against others or to some standard. Radiologists…
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04/16/2019
The Value of PICC Lines for Interventional Radiologists
Interventional radiologists are often called to perform peripherally inserted central venous…
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04/10/2019
Appropriate Use Criteria Revisions by the American College of Radiology
Medicare’s requirement that ordering physicians begin to use clinical decision support mechanisms…
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02/27/2019
Understanding The Valuation Changes In The Final Medicare Fee Schedule For 2019
Our review of the proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) showed that 201 Professional…
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01/29/2019
Medicare’s AUC/CDS Mandate Will Begin Next Year
We’ve been watching the development of the Appropriate Use Criteria/Clinical Decision Support…
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12/10/2018
Credit Card Security Is an Important Issue For Medical Practices
HAP has long advised our clients and blog readers to utilize technology to enhance the revenue…
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11/13/2018
What is the True ROI of Your RCM Vendor? Understanding the new math.
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Harvard President Derek Bok, et al.
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11/12/2018
The Final Rule for Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule is In Place For 2019
The final rule for the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) issued by the Centers for…
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10/22/2018
Understanding the Value of RVUs in Radiology
The term “Relative Value Units”, or RVUs, forms the basis for payment of physician fees by Medicare…