The American College of Radiology strongly opposes the new changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System of 2022. CMS revealed these updated for the first time in July 2021 as a part of the proposed fee schedule for physicians. ACR is displeased that the MIPS might […]
Category: Radiology
Radiologists Are Highly in Demand, at 5th Position in Terms of Starting Salary
Radiologists rank among the highly demanded physician specialties in America. They receive the highest package in terms of starting salaries, reveals the recent Merritt Hawkins figures. Most of the requests that healthcare recruitment agencies performed were for specific physician specialties instead of the primary healthcare providers, and radiology ranked the third most frequently requested specialty, […]
Top 7 Priorities that Radiology Positioned Uniquely for Successful Health Initiatives of Population
America’s healthcare expenses continue to rise, and yet there are consistent lags in the outcomes compared to other nations. Several population healthcare initiatives promised to ensure optimized care with improvement in patient health. Radiologists are also in a distinctive position, leading this charge. This is the theory of the best imaging experts across the nation […]
Young Radiologists Should Give Importance to Climate Change: 7 Things to Consider
Due to the pandemic, radiology departments are compelled to adopt several novel practices, like staff redeployment, remote reporting, and services aimed at Covid-care. But, there is an even bigger issue on the horizon that young radiologists should address – the global climate change. Bryan W. Buckely with Peter J. MacMohan, from Department of Radiology, Mater […]
5 Ways Radiologists Could Use Their Creative Thinking Abilities to Interpret Exams
Medicine is not just a scientific field but also driven by logic. Creative thinking could open up innovative avenues for diagnostics to help radiologists become top-quality physicians, debated authors in a newly published perspective. Just like Covid-19, or the novel coronavirus, forced brilliant minds to adapt to this new disease quickly, imaging providers could use […]
RSA Announces the Keynotes for Forthcoming Meeting, and the Theme is “Redefining Radiology”
The Radiological Society of North America disclosed plenary speakers who were all prepared to take the center stage during an annual meeting of the organization this winter. This year, the theme centers around the task of redefining radiology, involving the President of RSNA, Mary C, Mahoney, MD, to discuss what it truly means to the […]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule of 2022 is a “Mixed Bag”, Says Radiologists and Doctors
The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule of 20222 is just another “mixed bag”, according to radiologists and doctors. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services explained that it aims to address the gaps in overall health equity that widened at the onset of the pandemic of Covid-19 and continues. Changes are likely to include increasing […]
7 Things to Know About Young Radiologists Setting Up to Climate Change
The covid-19 pandemic has compelled the radiology departments to adopt a few new practices, such as remote reporting, staff redeployment, and Covid-care related services. However, there is a problem on this horizon that the young radiologists must address – climate change. Peter J. MacMahon and Bryan W.Buckley, holding Master in the Department of Radiology of […]
The Surprise-billing Payment Methodology Disappoints the American College of Radiology
The American College of Radiology is gravely disappointed with the fed planning to calculate its qualifying payments under the newly unveiled regulation to address all surprise bills for medical purposes. In a recent release, the Health and Human Services disclosed a 411-page rule, starting the process of acknowledging and addressing the issue immediately after Congress […]
Some Referring Providers Hesitant with Radiologists Delivering their Imaging Result; others are fine
There is an increasing demand to push the visibility of radiologists by communicating imaging results to patients directly. However, further research reveals that patients and providers do not see an eye-to-eye on this subject, citing an individual move towards delivering imaging findings might be the best solution. Imaging results may be presented in several ways, […]