AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

states will be considering scope of practice bills in 2025, according to the American College of Radiology's (ACR) government relations team. Legislators in numerous U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2025

The joint workforce action plan is scheduled to occur in three phases, with the first phase completed by June 1, 2025, tentatively, according to the ASRT.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% The Conversion Factor (CF) in the 2025 Proposed Rule is $32.3562, compared with the $33.2875 currently in use. cut from the current 2024 payment rate.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

The board of governors of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), along with its executive committee, has named the 2025 class of AIUM fellows. Individuals must be nominated, meet eligibility criteria, complete an application, and secure letters of support to be considered Fellows.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2025 rule. In the rule, the CMS estimates a 2025 conversion factor of $32.36 The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

VIENNA Generative AI may have novel applications in the clinic, but using the technology comes with its share of challenges and future directions, according to a presentation given February 26 at ECR 2025. Marc Kohli, MD, discusses current and potential future uses of generative AI in radiology at ECR 2025 in Vienna, Austria.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

Healthcare information technology firm XiFin will debut its Payor Rate Transparency Monitor for Radiology at Paradigm, the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2025 meeting. Radiology executives will have an opportunity to use the radiology payer rate tool in the firm's interactive in-booth kiosk at RBMA 2025.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 12, 2025

Check out AuntMinnies full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here. Finally, Ichikawa shared what has drawn him to liver research: "The liver is the biggest internal organ, and we can't live without it," he said.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 21, 2025

PORTLAND, OR -- Florence Doo, MD, of the University of Maryland in Baltimore shares her thoughts on sustainability and radiology AI technology in an interview on May 20 at the 2025 SIIM-ACR Data Science Summit.

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Radiology 242

Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2025

Andrew Colbert, senior managing director of Ziegler, spoke at RBMA 2025, discussing teleradiology's "explosive" growth, among other developments.

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Cassling's MRI

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

2025 will continue to see a number of improvements to the MRI patient experience, the workflows of imaging teams and the systems that are crucial to ensuring the image is of the highest quality necessary to aid in a successful diagnosis.

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Healthcare Administrative Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Absent any last-minute Congressional action, physicians will suffer a 2.83% fee schedule reduction for 2025. This is slightly more of a cut than had been predicted in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that was issued in July.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 10, 2025

MR angiography is comparable to CT pulmonary angiography and provides good, contrast-rich visualization of pulmonary arteries to the segmental level, according to research to be presented May 12 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2025 meeting in Honolulu.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 24, 2025

More radiology residency positions were filled at Match Day 2025 than in previous years, but a few spots remained open, according to data released by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Match Day 2025 included 6,626 certified program tracks, an all-time high and an increase of 231 programs over last year, NRMP noted.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 30, 2025

Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Statistics, 2025" details projections over the next decade for the 10 most common cancers, starting from an overall cancer prevalence of 18.6 million as of January 2025 and fast-forwarding to January 2035. by state as of January 1, 2025. More people in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2025

Check out AuntMinnie.coms full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 2, 2025

In a separate presentation at ARRS 2025, Sonia Samant, MD, from Corewell Health and Michigan State University in East Lansing, reported that as of August 2024, 27 states (including Washington, DC) mandate insurance coverage of supplemental screening. These include working with elected officials and joining medical societies, among others.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which includes coverage of colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography (CTC) for the first time. In the end, this translates to a finalized 2025 MPFS conversion factor of $32.35, a decrease of 2.8%

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) could be a suitable alternative to CT for early detection of complications in splenic trauma thats nonoperatively managed, according to a study presented on February 28 at ECR 2025. Read AuntMinnieEurope.com 's entire coverage of ECR 2025 on our RADCast.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2025

Representatives from the winning organizations are invited to attend the Honors Evening event at the 2025 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Reno, NV. There, they will receive a customized award to commemorate their achievement and a one-year group ASRT membership for up to 25 employees.

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MRI Network

MAY 2, 2025

So far in 2025, new weekly unemployment claims figures have stayed in a narrow range, indicating that the economy hasnt seen a significant uptick in layoffs. Key industries reported the following trends in April 2025: Healthcare added 51,000 jobs in April, about the same as the average monthly gain of 52,000 over the prior 12 months.

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Healthcare Administrative Partners

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We covered the major points of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule when it came out in July, but while we’re waiting for the Final Rule to be published later in the year let’s look at another provision in the MPFS that we’ve been watching – the locality-specific payment adjustment known as the Geographic Practice Cost Index (..)

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 7, 2025

The FDA is taking comments on the guidance through April 8, 2025. Increasing use of minimally invasive and robotic surgical approaches is also a factor, specifically optical imaging during oncologic surgery, the agency noted.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 6, 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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Radiology 307

AuntMinnie

MAY 10, 2025

MRI has revealed that dysfunction in the brains glymphatic system accelerates brain aging in patients with ischemic stroke, according to research to be presented May 13 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2025 meeting in Honolulu. Check out AuntMinnie.coms full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here.

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Radiology Business

MAY 5, 2025

Of the dozen new centers built this year, 5 are through hospital joint venture partnerships, US Radiology said, adding to its total of 183 centers in 13 states.

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Radiology Hospital Imaging IT 158

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2025

AdvaMed has released a series of state-level policy positions aimed at improving health outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Many aspects of the MIPS rules remain unchanged for 2025, including the following: The MIPS Performance Threshold will remain at 75 points. The MIPS Quality performance category scoring has been modified for 2025, which could have a positive effect for radiology practices. The completeness criteria remain at 75%.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 24, 2025

Diagnostic and interventional radiology continue to see steady growth in the number of new positions offered to trainees each year, coupled with a high rate of filled roles.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 19, 2025

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2025 included coverage for screening CT colonography (CTC), which had not previously been covered by Medicare. Sandy Coffta The coverage for CTC became effective as of January 1, 2025, although carriers have until July 1, 2025, to begin to implement the policy.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Those premium subsidies are due to expire at the end of 2025. Both the loss of the ACA premium subsidies and the loss of screening availability under the ACA would cut into radiologists flow of patients beginning no later than the end of 2025 but possibly sooner. We will continue to monitor these situations as they develop.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 21, 2025

The specialty came in at #77 on the list, which is based on factors such as growth potential, work-life balance, job safety, employment rate and salary.

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Radiologist 322

Open Medscience

JUNE 9, 2025

Medical Science Trends in 2025 focus on AI, personalised treatments, and advancing roles for healthcare professionals. The post 3 Key Medical Science Trends in 2025 appeared first on Open MedScience.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 12, 2025

Check out AuntMinnies full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here. The study findings "pave the way for noncontrast MRI options in clinical and screening settings, potentially broadening MRI use in patients with contrast-related contraindications," Ha and colleagues concluded.

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MRI Imaging Hospital Radiologist 263

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navigating early career options presents more choices for radiology trainees than in the past. A special session at RSNA 2024 helped them prepare for decisions ahead. Private equity ownership has been much talked about over the past few years for its role in changing the private practice landscape.

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Private Practice Radiology Radiologist Radiology Marketing 263

AuntMinnie

MAY 11, 2025

Check out AuntMinnie.coms full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here. "Breast MRI is recommended for high-risk screening, and tentatively recommended for women at greater than average risk of breast cancer -- [which will likely] increase the breast MRI screening population," she concluded.

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MRI Diagnostic Disease IT 313

AuntMinnie

MAY 16, 2025

Zhiyuan Zhang, ISMRM 2025 In all, 33 volunteers underwent scanning at four sites around the U.S., Zhiyuan Zhang, ISMRM 2025 In all, 33 volunteers underwent scanning at four sites around the U.S., Check out AuntMinnies full coverage of ISMRM 2025 here.

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