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Posts Tagged ‘reimbursement’

2013 Radiation Oncology Reimbursement Update

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January 8, 2013

In August MD Buyline reported on the proposed cuts to radiation oncology reimbursement for 2013. With cancer treatment facilities anxiously [...] Read More »

Possible Improved Outcomes Through Data Collection

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October 11, 2012

Longer hospital stays for patients can occur if early detection of a preventable adverse event doesn’t happen. Precursors to an adverse event can [...] Read More »

PET Imaging Advancements For Alzheimer’s Disease With F18

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August 30, 2012

CMS has set January 30, 2013 as the date to discuss and review the evidence on the potential benefits of [...] Read More »

More Proposed Reimbursement Cuts for Radiation Oncology

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August 9, 2012

It seems that every year the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finds additional ways to cut reimbursement for [...] Read More »

Health Insurance Mandate’s Impact

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June 29, 2012

Well the Supreme Court finally ruled on the individual health insurance mandate.  For such a politically charged topic, I am [...] Read More »

3D Parametric Mapping – Worth the Investment?

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June 4, 2012

It’s amazing how far ultrasound has come.  First it was 3D, then 4D, and now we have 3D parametric mapping.  [...] Read More »

EHRs: What’s the Payback?

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April 2, 2012

Like most of the healthcare industry, you’re likely pretty caught up in the excitement of Electronic Health Records.  But how [...] Read More »

Femtosecond Lasers: Next Generation in Cataract Surgery

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March 20, 2012

Femtosecond lasers enable surgeons to perform a more accurate capsulotomy when removing a patient’s lens during a cataract procedure.  Traditionally [...] Read More »

CMS Ruling Equals 11% increase for ICDs

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March 13, 2012

Good news for providers of cardiac resynchronization therapy services! In late 2011 CMS proposed combining APC 0108 (Insertion of Cardioverter-Defibrillator [...] Read More »

SpyGlass System, Now You See It…

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March 9, 2012

We have seen a lot of interest in the SpyGlass System, a unique technology that allows the physican to inspect [...] Read More »