Archive for August 2022
Surprise Billing Regulations Finalized
On August 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rules related to the Surprise Billing act. These rules clarify specific requirements under the July 2021 interim rules regarding information that group health plans and health insurance companies offering group or individual health insurance coverage must share about the qualifying payment…
Read MorePueblo Radiology was struggling to collect the bills that were due, until they did this.
Jessica Kania | Radiology Business Journal Pueblo Radiology was expanding their practice and their client list—but until seeking a partner to manage their billing and revenue cycle, they had trouble collecting the money they were due. Here’s how their partnership with Ci changed that, and is helping their finances thrive. Since 1957, Pueblo Radiology has…
Read MoreWho Should Get Paid for AI Used in Healthcare
A recent opinion piece, co-authored by Colin Rowell, MD, and Ronnie Sebro, MD, PhD., radiology researchers at Mayo Clinic Florida, explored an emerging question — who should get paid for AI used in healthcare? Their collaboration was published online in the August 3 Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The authors addressed this complex question by addressing the…
Read MoreEmergency Department Overreads and Discrepancies
Discrepancies are only found in less than 15% of emergency radiologists’ interpretations — however, over 90% of these second readings result in a change in patient care. ED radiologists at the University of Washington in Seattle studied the records of over 5,800 patients transferred to their Level 1 trauma center at UW Medicine during…
Read MoreHow Raleigh Radiology quickly onboarded clients to double in size while staying independent
By: Jessica Kania From Radiology Business Journal This radiology group rebuffed a hostile takeover, doubled in size, and expanded into two new states — all while staying independent. Resilient is a term to describe an independent radiology practice that wasn’t expecting that a massive, rapid expansion was in its immediate future. Partnership was the…
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