Dear Imaging Leaders Insider,
Radiologist assistants (RAs) are well-trained and can provide excellent services that help a practice improve its workflow and patient care. But how radiology practices make use of RAs' skills may not be in compliance with Medicare's requirements for physician supervision.
This means that claims submitted under a radiologist's name -- for services actually performed by an RA -- could expose the radiologist and the group to a false-claim allegation from the government.
How can your practice become compliant? Click here for the full story. As an Insider subscriber, you get access before the rest of our readers.
When you've finished reading our featured article, check out these other stories in the Imaging Leaders Digital Community:
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- Discover why researchers think that using ultrasound first for appendicitis could save the healthcare system more than $1 billion.
- Get the scoop on the emerging breast density notification movement and how it may affect your practice.
- Learn why the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has advised that Medicare use preauthorization to reduce imaging overuse.
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