How the Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Changes Will Impact Radiology Practices
CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is constantly on the lookout for procedure…
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07/05/2018
How Patient Consumerism Impacts Today’s Radiology Practice
Consumerism in the world of healthcare means that patients are taking a more active interest in the…
Sandy Coffta
06/19/2018
Reviewing the Rules for Imaging Centers Operated as Hospital Outpatient Departments
The Medicare rules for billing services performed in off-campus Hospital Outpatient Departments…
Sandy Coffta
05/18/2018
Radiology Documentation Guidelines for Optimized Coding and Reimbursement
In radiology, like all other medical specialties, proper documentation is critical to achieving…
Sandy Coffta
03/27/2018
New Study Shows Structured Reporting is Preferred by Clinicians
A recent study[1] published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology concludes that…
Sandy Coffta
02/08/2018
Results of the Medicare Value Modifier Payment Adjustment for 2018
During 2016 we worked hard to provide our readers with information and advice that would allow them…
Sandy Coffta
11/10/2017
New Business Opportunities in Interventional Radiology
When people are referred by their personal physician to a specialist, they usually see the…
Sandy Coffta
06/28/2017
Pros and Cons of Utilizing Teleradiology Services
Radiologists considering the use of an outside service for final reads will have questions that…
Sandy Coffta
02/04/2017
One Simple Way a Radiology Group Added Value to Their Hospital Relationship
If you follow the leading voices in the radiology community, you know that the topic of “value” is…
Sandy Coffta
09/20/2016
How to Avoid Radiology Claims Denials for Medical Necessity
In our previous articles on avoiding radiology claim denials, we covered the top two reasons payers…