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New Quality-Based Radiology Benefit Management Program |
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Starting July 19, 2010, the MO HealthNet (Medicaid) Division (MHD), in conjunction with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) and MedSolutions (MSI), will begin implementation of a new quality-based Radiology Benefit Management Program (RBM) for outpatient services. The RBM program is an expansion of the existing precertification process currently being used for MRIs and CTs of the brain, head, chest and spine.
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MRS Attends 87th Annual AMCLC |
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The 87th American College of Radiology Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference was held this past May 15th-19th in Washington, D.C. Over 750 radiologists from around the country attended including officers and other members of the Missouri Radiological Society. Photographs of events that the MRS members attended were provided for posting online.
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Amicus Curiae brief was filed recently on behalf of the MRS and the ACR among others in the case of Proctor v. Messina.
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Important Radiology Advisory Opinion |
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On April 30th, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services issued a new advisory opinion that has important implications for radiologists and operators of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers.
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