Connecting medical imaging leaders to the latest industry news, best practices, and AHRA happenings.
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.
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).
By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Isaac Sternheim, Esq. of The Health Law Partners, P.C.
The recently released Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 demonstrates the importance of continuing to maintain effective compliance programs.
By Melody Mulaik, MSHS, CRA, FAHRA, RCC, CPC, CPC-H
For better or worse, the world of radiology coding and compliance is ever changing.
By Nathan Baugh and Jay Mazurowski
CMS announced on Friday that they were creating a new modifier, QQ, for voluntary Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) reporting.
