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Chiropractic Exception Eliminated

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has eliminated the so-called "chiropractor exception"; the exception allowed radiologists to order diagnostic tests to identify a subluxation of the spine at the request of a chiropractor. chiro exception eliminated in 2008

The 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule Went Up .5%

Why Did Reimbursement For Some Services Go Down?

Despite the fact that Congress intervened to prevent the 10.1% SGR cut and instead, authorized a .5% increase in the physician fee schedule conversion factor, reimbursement for some radiology procedures decreased in 2008. Read full article

2008 Coding Changes

2008 Coding Changes Affecting Diagnostic Radiology Services

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2008 Coding Changes Affecting Interventional Radiology Services

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News

Kirk Reinitz, ADVOCATE Founder and CEO, is nationally recognized for his expertise in radiology billing and is a contributor to Diagnostic Imaging, a monthly publication dedicated to helping radiologists, radiology administrators, and health care executives meet the increasingly complex economic challenges of providing quality imaging in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

Publications

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The Billing Industry - What Every Radiologist Should Know
Practice Audits: How to Obtain Meaningful Results
Smart Strategies for Revenue Management
Projecting Revenues: A By-the-Numbers Primer
The Correlation Between Dictation Style and Reimbursement
Two Sets of Rules Govern Diagnostic Test Ordering
The Truth Abount Denial Management
Is Your Practice Optimizing Collections?
How to Deal with Under Payments by Insurance Companies
The Marginal Approach to Billing Can Marginalize Practice Revenue
Tips for Selecting a Billing Company
Every Practice Needs a Compliance Plan
Unbilled Procedures Equal Lost Revenue
Outsourcing in Radiology
A Guide To Radiology Practice Revenue Management And Performance Evaluation
Demand-Side PET
Radiology Dictations that Optimize Revenue
Underpayments By Insurance Companies

E-News

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CMS Coverage Decision
The 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule Went Up .5%
2008 CPT Coding: SPECIAL EDITION
Last Minute Congressional Action May Impact Outpatient Imaging Reimbursement
Debate Heats Up Over Credentialing for Diagnostic Imaging
Health Insurers Caught Ripping-Off Physicians
Closer Ties Grow Between Mountain State Blues Cross Blue and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
2007 Reimbursement Guide: What You Need to Know
PQRI
NPI and Radiology
Senate Seeks to Delay DRA
Ordering Diagnostic Tests
PQRI - stroke & stroke rehabilitation CT & MRI description documentation & coding
PQRI -stroke & stroke rehabilation CT & MRI sample radiology dictation for proper reporting
PQRI - stroke & stroke rehabilitation CT carotid imaging description documentation & coding
PQRI - stroke & stroke rehabilitation carotid imaging sample radiology dictation for reporting
Summary of The CMS Proposed 2008 Fee Schedule
CHAMP Bill Could Cut Interventional Radiology Reimbursement by 40%
Medicare May Stop Paying Separately For Imaging Contrast & Radiopharmaceuticals

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