Due to intensive educational efforts by the American College of Radiology, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed the ACR that ''operational limitations'' will prevent them from applying the imaging professional component Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) to group practices beginning Jan. 1, 2012. Therefore, ...

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for confirming the recent downward trend in Medicare spending and utilization on medical imaging procedures. During its recent public meeting, MedPAC said imaging services declined by 2.5 percent in 2010, which is consistent with a MITA ...

A new analysis of Medicare data, released by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), finds that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.''This analysis confirms the downward trend in both imaging spending and utilization in Medicare that has occurred ...

The ACR released the following statement:While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in response to American College of Radiology data, and a furious response from the imaging community, revised the multiple procedure payment reduction for interpretation of imaging from 50 percent to 25 percent, the 25 percent cut is still unfounded and ...

For more than 25 years, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been a time to reaffirm our commitment to fighting breast cancer and to remind ourselves of the importance of prevention and early detection. Breast cancer remains one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among American women and despite remarkable advances in ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that nearly 20.5 million people with Medicare reviewed their health status at a free annual wellness visit or received other preventive services with no deductible or cost sharing this year. In addition, nearly 1.8 million people with Medicare have received discounts on brand-name ...

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) called on Congress to reject the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's (BCBSA) proposal for Medicare to use prior authorization for advanced imaging services. The proposal was included in a plan that BCBSA submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Congress.''A proposal by ...

Private-sector experts, convened by AHRQ, also said younger women with increased risk factors should be screened. In an update to a recommendation issued in 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends that all women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. This is the first final recommendation ...

Private-sector experts, convened by AHRQ, also said younger women with increased risk factors should be screened. In an update to a recommendation issued in 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends that all women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. This is the first final recommendation ...

Private-sector experts, convened by AHRQ, also said younger women with increased risk factors should be screened. In an update to a recommendation issued in 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends that all women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis. This is the first final recommendation ...