Archive for November 2019
Protect Future Reimbursement by Using Correct Specialty Designator for IR
Protect your future reimbursement intervention radiology. Despite interventional radiology (IR) having its own specialty code in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), the Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) maintains that many IR groups are continuing to use code 30. Code 30 is the diagnostic radiology identifier code. In PECOS, the specialty code…
Read MoreMRI Safety in the Facility
The magnetic fields generated from an MRI to capture diagnostic images are extremely powerful. As such, there are numerous safety protocols that must be followed during operation. The MRI safety protocols created by the ACR Guidance Document on MR Safe Practices: 2013 are designed to ensure the safety of the patients as well as the…
Read MoreNight Time Coverage Becoming Harder
Managing night shift coverage remains a major challenge in the health industry. Across all specialties, night coverage rates are far lower than day staffing, but demand only continues to grow for both shifts. As explained by Beth W. Orenstein of Radiology Today, effective workflow management reduces the strain on health organizations during night hours. The…
Read MoreThe Growth and Benefit of Tomosynthesis When Performing Mammograms
Radiologists are on the front lines in the battle against breast cancer and they need all the help they can get from technology as they seek to improve the health of women during screenings. In the United States, the number of new breast cancer cases is estimated at 268,000 and accounts for approximately 15% of…
Read More3 Ways A Pediatric Radiology Labor Shortage Could Make An Impact
An analysis by Assistant Professor Cory M. Pfeifer, MD, MS, department of radiology at Dallas’ University of Texas SW Medical Center is published in Volume 15, Issue 3, of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. While the need for pediatric radiologists continues to rise, fellowship interest in this subspecialty is on the decline.…
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