Richard Morris

Practice Management
MIPS reporting and payment adjustments for radiology
The year 2019 marks the third reporting period under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). What changes are in store for this year? And how will they affect fee schedule adjustments in the future? Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some guidance.
April 1, 2019
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Associations
A review of ACR comments on MPFS proposed rule for 2019
The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently issued its review of the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2019. In a new column, Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners unpacks the overview.
October 7, 2018
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Economics
How Medicare fee schedule changes will affect radiology
How will the 2019 proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule impact radiology practices? In a new column, Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners unpacks the rule and explains how it may affect your operations.
September 16, 2018
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Economics
First steps toward APM participation for radiologists
There's no doubt that Medicare's payment for physician services is moving toward a value-based system, and many other healthcare payors are following that lead. Are you ready for the change? In this article, Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners helps you prepare for alternative payment models (APMs).
May 24, 2018
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Practice Management
How important is the MIPS cost category to radiology?
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services threw a surprise into the Quality Payment Program final rule for 2018 when it included the cost category as 10% of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score for 2018 reporting. In this new article, Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners helps you prepare for the change.
March 18, 2018
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RALE score accurately identifies ARDS on chest x-rays
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Music and taste activate regions of the brain that are involved in taste processing and reward.
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Well-designed studies require collaboration among nuclear medicine, medical oncology, urology, radiation oncology, and clinical trial support.
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Relative to F-18 FDG, F-18 FAPI-PET/CT produced staging changes in 19 of 32 patients undergoing initial staging, including six true upstagings.
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MRI shows no ties between COVID, future heart inflammation
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A study of recovered COVID and non-COVID patients revealed no significant differences in heart inflammation on cardiac MRI exams.
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EANM: Next-generation PET scanner cuts imaging time to one minute
By Will Morton
The scanner's fastest images were rated more highly on average than those from a standard PET/CT scanner.
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