imagingBiz | About 40% of last year’s “government waste” was comprised of inappropriate payments made through the Medicare program, reveals a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicate that of the $516 billion remitted to...
DiagnosticImaging | Which is really better for patient care: Clinical decision support or prior authorization? Both approaches to managing utilization are meant to help physicians make critical decisions about the best way to diagnose and treat patients. Both can reduce healthcare costs by offering medical recommendations...
DiagnosticImaging | Radiology bills aren’t straightforward – they get split into categories for professional or technical services with more than one entity often billing for different elements of the same procedure. Choosing the right financial and billing software system, or the best vendor to outsource...
imagingBiz | Like it or not, Medicare remains the largest component of radiology practices’ payor mix, at 37% of the total. So reveals the 10th annual physician survey conducted by Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a provider of billing and practice management service to radiology groups...
imagingBiz | Total U.S. health care spending will increase at an annual average rate of 5.8% to nearly $4.64 trillion for the period 2010 through 2020—1.1% faster than expected growth in the gross domestic product (GDP). This is among the findings of a report released by...