Donna Richmond

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ICD-10-CM changes and challenges for radiology

The October 1 deadline to begin using the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is looming. Are you ready for the upcoming changes? Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions walks you through them.

August 28, 2016

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Assigning E&M codes for interventional radiology

Can interventional radiologists (IRs) bill evaluation and management (E&M) codes? What do Medicare's global surgery rules have to say about when and how to assign them? Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers advice.

August 10, 2016

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Nuclear Medicine

Correct coding and reimbursement for hepatobiliary scans

What are the correct coding procedures for nuclear medicine hepatobiliary scans? If you're not sure, don't worry -- Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions is here to help with her latest column.

May 26, 2016

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How to get paid for radiology ultrasound contrast scans

It's great that the ultrasound contrast agent Lumason has finally been approved in the U.S. for radiology applications, but how do you get paid for it? In this column, Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions examines Lumason reimbursement and the coding steps you need to take to get paid.

April 24, 2016

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Interventional radiology sees many code changes in 2016

Compliance with changes for the coding of interventional radiology procedures made by the American Medical Association and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 2016 may be a challenge for some radiologists and coding professionals, according to this article by Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions.

February 8, 2016

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Panacea on new coding changes: Medically unlikely edits

Are you prepared for new additions to Medicare's National Correct Coding Initiative? Recent changes cover medically unlikely edits, according to Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions, who offers some guidance on how to handle these additions.

June 22, 2015

CMS provides questionable coding 'advice' for DBT studies

Revisions to 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment policies include a surprising billing guideline from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) related to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers some guidance.

April 12, 2015

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Top 10 Gold Social

Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.

Neiman Hpi

Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use

Mammogram Patient

40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening

Corporate Transparency

Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

Kidneys

Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments

Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.

December 20, 2024

Top 10 Gold Social

Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use

By Kate Madden Yee

The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.

December 20, 2024

40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.

December 20, 2024

Mammogram Patient

Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

By Healthcare Administrative Partners

A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.

December 20, 2024

Corporate Transparency

Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments

Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.

December 19, 2024

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use

By Kate Madden Yee

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.

December 19, 2024

Money Hundred Bills

AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners

By Kate Madden Yee

A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.

December 18, 2024

Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency

By Amerigo Allegretto

New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.

December 18, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Ai Suit

AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.

December 18, 2024

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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy

African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.

December 17, 2024

Prostate Imaging

What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025

Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.

December 17, 2024

Radiology Practice Models 2024

Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.

December 16, 2024

Breast Screening Mammo

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