Sandy Coffta

Practice Management
Proposed Medicare rule will not improve radiology reimbursement
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners assesses how the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule would affect radiology.
July 31, 2023
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How you can help improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares how radiologists can play their part in lobbying Congress to improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
June 12, 2023
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Practice Management
Last-minute Congressional action reduces Medicare fee cuts for 2023
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP) discusses the impact of the recent Congressional action to reduce the Medicare reimbursement pay cuts that had been scheduled to take effect in 2023.
January 8, 2023
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Practice Management
Regulatory update: Radiology faces revenue cuts in 2023
Unless Congress acts again at the last minute, Medicare reimbursement cuts will take effect in 2023. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners assesses the situation in a new column.
December 4, 2022
2020 07 01 22 14 2802 Washington Dc Capitol 400
Practice Management
Expanded authorization for nonphysician providers
The American College of Radiology has recently revised its CT and MRI facility accreditation criteria to allow nonphysician providers (NPPs) to directly supervise contrast administration. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains how it works.
November 6, 2022
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Economics
The No Surprises Act final rule changes dispute resolution process
The final rule related to the No Surprises Act has made major changes to the independent dispute resolution process for resolving disputes over reimbursement. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains how it works.
September 18, 2022
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Practice Management
How will the MPFS proposed rule valuation changes impact radiology?
How will all the various changes in how Medicare and Medicaid calculate payment rates for medical services affect radiology? It's a complex question to answer, but Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners takes a crack at it in a new column.
August 14, 2022
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Practice Management
What's in store for radiology in the 2023 Medicare Proposed Rule?
Who were the winners and who were the losers in the proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)? Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners deconstructs the MPFS and analyzes its potential impact on radiology.
July 20, 2022
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PACS/VNA
Teleradiology agreements for today's radiology practice
The use of teleradiology services was originally framed around the need for a better lifestyle, usually to supplement a radiology group for its call obligation. Now is a good time for every radiology group to review their teleradiology service agreement, says Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners.
June 8, 2022
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Economics
The contrast media shortage's impact on radiology
The shutdown of GE Healthcare's Shanghai, China, plant that began in April has caused a global shortage of the iodinated contrast media iohexol. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers suggestions on how to cope.
June 1, 2022
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
Cranial ultrasound could have utility for imaging infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Cranial ultrasound could have utility for imaging infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis
By Will Morton
Dark-field x-ray imaging can provide insights into bone microstructure and potentially could have a role in assessing osteoporosis.
November 5, 2024
Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations.
November 6, 2024
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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender
By Philip Ward
The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist.
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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound.
November 5, 2024
Images depict a 43-year-old woman with a malignant non-mass lesion that was diagnosed as microinvasive ductal carcinoma. (A) Transverse and (B) longitudinal ultrasound images show a hypoechoic non-mass lesion (solid arrows) with segmental distribution in the left breast. The lesion has associated calcifications (dashed arrows in A). (C) Longitudinal color Doppler ultrasound image shows high vascularity. (D) Magnified image in the mediolateral oblique view from screening mammography shows grouped calcifications (arrows), which are considered a mammographic correlate of the ultrasound-detected non-mass lesion (A radiopaque marker attached to the skin is visible in the image because the mammographic exam was performed after screening breast ultrasound). Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy and pathologic examination revealed ductal carcinoma in situ, but the lesion was upgraded to microinvasive ductal carcinoma at subsequent surgery (2.5-cm ductal carcinoma in situ, histologic grade II, estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-negative).
Ventricular remodeling on cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular outcomes
By Kate Madden Yee
The presence of left ventricular changes revealed on cardiac MRI can help predict 10-year negative cardiovascular outcomes, researchers have reported.
November 5, 2024
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Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rule
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiological societies have mixed thoughts after the CMS finalized its 2025 MPFS and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules.
November 4, 2024
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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting
By Will Morton
A PACS-integrated AI tool correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays, prioritized scans, and improved radiologist reporting times.
November 4, 2024
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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation
By Dhaval Shah
Dhaval Shah of CitiusTech discusses the benefits of cloud-based image management for radiology practices.
November 4, 2024
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SPECT/CT predicts treatment response in Pluvicto patients
By Will Morton
SPECT/CT scans taken just four hours after patients begin Lu-177 PSMA-617 treatment can help assess treatment responses.
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PCCT shows promise for generating opportunistic bone density data
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of PCCT spectral localization shows promise for opportunistic screening for low bone mass and osteoporosis and generating T-scores.
November 1, 2024
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ChatGPT demonstrates mixed results in assigning BI-RADS categories
By Amerigo Allegretto
ChatGPT achieves modest accuracy when assigning BI-RADS scores for mammograms and breast ultrasound exams.
November 1, 2024
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