Posts Tagged ‘reimbursement’
2013 Radiation Oncology Reimbursement Update
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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…
We have seen a lot of interest in the SpyGlass System, a unique technology that allows the physican to inspect [...] Read More »