Sandy Coffta

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Practice Management

What Healthcare Administrative Partners is watching for in 2026

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Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares the key reimbursement issues facing radiology practices in 2026.

January 12, 2026

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Medicare updates 2026: Fee Schedule and impact on radiology

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Although the Conversion Factors (CF) are an increase over the current 2025 rate, they are slightly lower than in the Proposed Rule.

November 14, 2025

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Practice Management

What is the real impact of the 2025 MPFS Proposed Rule on radiology practices?

Healthcare Administrative Partners

A new column from Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners analyzes how the 2026 MPFS Proposed Rule would affect a sample radiology practice.

October 2, 2025

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Practice Management

The 2026 MPFS Proposed Rule may include some good news

Healthcare Administrative Partners

Sandy Coffta discusses some potentially good news in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule.

August 4, 2025

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National coverage begins for CT colonography

Healthcare Administrative Partners

In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares how to get Medicare reimbursement for CT colonography.

May 19, 2025

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Does the Continuing Resolution do anything for radiology?

Healthcare Administrative Partners

In a new column, Sandy Coffta assesses the impact on radiology from the Continuing Resolution passed by the U.S. Congress in March.

April 7, 2025

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What is the impact of the 2025 MPFS changes on radiology practices?

Healthcare Administrative Partners

In a new column, Sandy Coffta shares how radiology practices are affected by the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).

March 14, 2025

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Current topics in mammography

Healthcare Administrative Partners

Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses changes in reporting and reimbursement for mammography exams.

January 17, 2025

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Possible loss of screening coverage will impact radiology practices

Healthcare Administrative Partners

In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners describes how a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect future coverage of cancer screening services.

December 6, 2024

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Medicare finalizes 2025 Fee Schedule cut

Healthcare Administrative Partners

In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners assesses how the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule will impact radiology.

November 20, 2024

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A sample input analyzed by the AI model. The film chest x-ray was photographed with a Sony Cyber-shot 20.1 MP digital camera.

AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

Mobile phone-based analog radiographic image analysis could represent an easily implementable tool.

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Motion on MRI inordinately affects elderly, male, and Black patients

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Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

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Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

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Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

Mobile phone-based analog radiographic image analysis could represent an easily implementable tool.

January 23, 2026

A sample input analyzed by the AI model. The film chest x-ray was photographed with a Sony Cyber-shot 20.1 MP digital camera.

Motion on MRI inordinately affects elderly, male, and Black patients

By Kate Madden Yee

The finding underscores the importance of accounting for motion-risk factors in scheduling, prescan counseling, and positioning.

January 23, 2026

Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

By Amerigo Allegretto

A model that uses ultrasound and clinicopathological features can predict treatment success in breast cancer patients.

January 23, 2026

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Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

Previously, patients had been heavily treated with standard therapies, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.

January 22, 2026

Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

By Giuseppe Scappatura

In anxious patients, the MRI environment can sustain or amplify activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

January 22, 2026

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HPI: Kids exposed to more imaging radiation at non-children's hospitals

By Kate Madden Yee

The study underscores the need for "ongoing evaluation of pediatric imaging practices across all hospital types," an HPI team noted.

January 22, 2026

Misinformation may be driving underuse of lung cancer screening

Misinformation about the harms of CT lung cancer screening may cause eligible patients to forego or not be offered the exams.

January 21, 2026

2023 version of AASLD improves ultrasound HCC surveillance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using the latest version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) improves HCC surveillance.

January 21, 2026

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Integrating breast and lung cancer screening could identify LC earlier

By Kate Madden Yee

Leveraging the reach of mammography programs may improve lung cancer (LC) screening uptake.

January 21, 2026

What's AI's impact on radiologist burnout?

Despite optimism about AI implementation in radiology, how AI affects radiologist burnout in the real-world remains a "black box," researchers have found.

January 21, 2026

New angioplasty technique shows promise in ICAD patients

Drug-coated balloon angioplasty reduced restenosis and strokes in ICAD patients compared with bare-metal stent placement.

January 20, 2026

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Ultralow-dose PCCT viable for emphysema assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultralow-dose photon-counting CT (PCCT) offers accurate visual and automated evaluations of emphysema at a low radiation dose.

January 20, 2026

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