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Archive May 2016
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ASNC Announces 2016 QCDR Designation for ImageGuide Registry
- By: admin
- On: 05/25/2016 10:57:22
- In: Guidelines & Quality
New Chinese Translation of the Single Photon Emission Computed Technology (SPECT) Guideline
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- On: 05/25/2016 10:56:24
- In: Guidelines & Quality
Play "What is This Image?" and Win
Are you ready to pit your skills against your colleagues’ with ASNC’s newest image interpretation game?
Q: How Will You Get Current on Emerging Applications, Guidelines & Trials?
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- On: 05/12/2016 11:50:30
- In: Annual Meeting
ASNC2016 will present the latest cardiac imaging research plus the state-of-the-art in clinical practice September 22-25, 2016 in Boca Raton, FL.
Standing Room Only at ASNC AUC Session at ACP Annual Meeting
Last week, more than 285 physicians who were in Washington, DC, to attend the American College of Physicians (ACP) 2016 Internal Medicine Meeting flocked to a special satellite session hosted by ASNC. The draw, said attendees, was the topic: Appropriate Use in Nuclear Cardiology. ASNC faculty—James E. Udelson, MD, MASNC, Brian Abbott, MD, FASNC, and Allen J. Taylor, MD—demonstrated how new legislative mandates will impact use of cardiac imaging and how such tests are reimbursed in the United States. The session also highlighted everyday cases to help internists understand the appropriate use of nuclear cardiac testing. ASNC’s goal is help improve the rate of appropriate referrals.
ASNC Cautions CMS About Part B Demo Implications for Nuclear Agents
On March 11, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released for public comment a proposed five-year demonstration project that would test whether alternative payment designs for Part B drugs will lead to a reduction in Medicare expenditures. Concerned about the lack of transparency during the development of the proposed demonstration and how the proposal could affect future payment for diagnostic agents used in Nuclear Cardiology, ASNC submitted comments asking CMS to not move forward with the Part B drug model until there has been further engagement by CMS with stakeholders, including the cardiac imaging community.
ASNC Begins Deep Dive into MACRA Proposed Rule
On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated proposed regulations that will govern implementation of the new Medicare physician payment system that replaces the sustainable growth rate formula repealed by Congress one year ago under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).The new system offers physicians two pathways for Medicare payment beginning in 2019: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or participation in an alternative payment model (APM). As with past CMS reporting programs, MIPS scores will be based on the care that a physician or other eligible clinician delivers in 2017.
ASNC Participates in VII Iberoamerican Conference of Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging
- By: admin
- On: 05/10/2016 13:01:21
- In: International
ASNC Participates in Turkish Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting
- By: admin
- On: 05/02/2016 13:25:51
- In: International