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3 weeks ago | 
buff.ly | Will Morton |Liz Carey |Amerigo Allegretto |Sandy Coffta
Over 30 years ago, fascinated by the possibilities of what a "new" MRI machine could reveal about the brain, the Dalai Lama spent time with neuroscientists and radiologists to see whether meditation alters the brain in positive ways.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Sandy Coffta |Liz Carey |Maryam Payne
Health-related social needs (HRSNs) can lead to missed imaging appointments among cancer patients, according to a study published April 7 in the Journal of the American College of Roentgenology. The complexity of health-related social needs can negatively affect patient care, wrote a team led by Angelica Gordon, MD, of the University of California, Irvine. "HRSNs comprise a complex system of factors affecting patients and their families," the group noted.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto |Sandy Coffta |Will Morton |Liz Carey
Despite imaging referrals being frequent in a free clinic setting, less than half of referral submissions resulted in completed appointments, suggest findings published March 18 in Clinical Imaging. A team led by Mensur Koso, MD, from the Columbus Free Clinic in Ohio found that onsite imaging services led to more successfully completed imaging than offsite services.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto |Sandy Coffta |Liz Carey |Erin Stephens
Healthcare information technology firm XiFin will debut its Payor Rate Transparency Monitor for Radiology at Paradigm, the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2025 meeting.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto |Sandy Coffta |Will Morton |Liz Carey
New Jersey-based University Radiology Group (URG) has rejoined the Strategic Radiology coalition of independent radiology groups, raising the coalition's privately owned member groups to 43. URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1 million exams annually, according to a joint statement.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto |Sandy Coffta |Will Morton |Liz Carey
Private equity firm HCAP Partners has launched Integrated Diagnostic Services, a mobile diagnostics company focused on expanding access to mobile imaging and lab services. The services are meant for residents of skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, and home health providers. The company is building a portfolio of on-demand services designed to reduce wait times and allow patients to receive care within hours.
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Sandy Coffta |Will Morton |Liz Carey |Amerigo Allegretto
Medical organizations are criticizing the continuing resolution (CR) signed by President Donald Trump for not addressing the Medicare physician pay cuts. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 will fund the government through the end of September and avoids a shutdown. However, the bill did not address the 2.83% pay cut facing doctors, including radiologists, under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare physician fees schedule (MPFS).
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2 months ago | 
auntminnie.com | Sandy Coffta |Will Morton |Liz Carey |Amerigo Allegretto
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released draft recommendations in its March report, including one that would reform Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payment updates in the commission's June 2025 report to Congress, the American College of Radiology (ACR) said.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
auntminnie.com | Erin Stephens |Sandy Coffta |Liz Carey |Erik L. Ridley
Radiology practices often participate in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Many aspects of the MIPS rules remain unchanged for 2025, including the following:The MIPS Performance Threshold will remain at 75 points. The completeness criteria remain at 75%.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto |Maryam Payne |Erin Stephens |Sandy Coffta
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has highlighted legislation before the 119th Congress that proposes to extend a physician workforce program. H.R. 1585 and companion bill S. 709 aim to address ongoing physician shortages and strengthening the healthcare workforce in areas where it is needed most, ACR said in its March 7 bulletin.
