2019 Proposed PFS: AUC Summary
By Nathan Baugh
On July 12, CMS released the proposed rule for the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule. Here are a few quick takeaways from the primary AUC section.
Category: Regulatory Review
Exercise Caution Regarding Financial Relationships with Personal Injury Attorneys
By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Robert Dindoffer, Esq. The Health Law Partners, P.C.
It is important for providers and suppliers to carefully scrutinize financial relationships with all referral sources, regardless of the payment source.
AHRA CDS Survey Results
By Sheila M. Sferrella, MAS, RT(R), CRA, FAHRA
Read the results of the latest survey the AHRA Regulatory Affairs Committee sent on Clinical Decision Support (CDS).
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit FDA-Approved DBT Units
By Theresa Branham, BSRS
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) to accredit all FDA-approved Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) units as of April 9, 2018.
Relief for Radiology Providers with Pending Medicare Appeals
By Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. of The Health Law Partners, P.C.
On November 3, 2017, CMS and OMHA announced two new initiatives, which are available all Medicare providers and suppliers with pending Medicare appeals (including radiology providers) and which are intended to reduce the backlog of appeals pending before OMHA (ie, at the ALJ stage of appeal).
