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Upgrading to Digital X-ray Improves Value for Imaging Departments and Patients

One of the latest moves toward value-based care is the push for imaging providers to adopt digital radiography (DR). CMS will begin reducing payments for Medicare-eligible film X-rays beginning in 2017. In 2018, payment cuts extend to X-rays performed using computed radiography (CR). With more than 8,500 CR systems in... Read more

XR-29 Compliance Journey Starts With a Single Step

Are you close to being XR-29 compliant? If you squeaked out a “no,” you’re certainly not alone. Although the reimbursement rubber hit the road the first week of January, it’s estimated that about 35 to 40 percent of imaging providers don’t yet have all of their CT equipment on the right side of the NEMA Smart Dose... Read more

Ready, Set, Bill! Imaging Providers Can Now Submit Claims for LDCT Lung Cancer Screenings

It’s January 2016, which means many of us are days into a resolution to improve ourselves personally or professionally. But there’s one change I think we all can celebrate this New Year: Medicare is finally accepting claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screenings. Read more