SNMMI NEWS
- September 30, 2020 —
SNMMI Comments on 2021 MPFS Proposed Rule
On Monday, August 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. Though SNMMI agrees with the adoption of the new evaluation and management (E/M) coding structure recommended by the American Medical Association (AMA), this will result in significant payment reductions to nuclear medicine (~8%) and radiology (~11%) services unless the government removes the budget neutrality requirements. (Government Relations News) - September 29, 2020 —
NRC Requests Comments on Additional Rulemaking for Extravasations
On September 15th, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested comment from the public on whether additional rulemaking is needed to require reporting of certain nuclear medicine injection extravasations as medical events. (Government Relations News) - September 21, 2020 —
NCCI Agrees with SNMMI's Proposed Changes to PTP Edit Errors
Due to SNMMI's diligence, CMS' National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) confirmed that its proposed Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits for several of the new and revised CPT codes (effective January 1, 2020) will be corrected. - September 19, 2020 —
NRC Considering Regulatory Relief for Training for Imaging and Localization Studies
SNMMI along with ASNC, ASTRO and ACR received a response from the NRC regarding their request for regulatory relief for training for imaging and localization studies during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. (Government Relations News) - September 17, 2020 —
SNMMI and Partners Host Congressional Briefing on the Groundbreaking Potential of Radiopharmaceuticals in Oncology and Need for Expanded Patient Access
Yesterday, SNMMI and its coalition partners, Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. (CORAR) hosted a virtual briefing for Capitol Hill staff yesterday with leading physicians to discuss the extraordinary and growing impact of positron emission tomography (PET) and nuclear medicine in cancer treatment, as well as the importance of expanding patient access to these drugs through passage of the Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 (H.R. 3772). (Government Relations News) - September 17, 2020 —
PET/MRI Improves Lesion Detection, Reduces Radiation Exposure
A study of more than 1,000 oncological examinations has demonstrated that PET/MRI facilitates cancer staging as well as PET/CT and improves lesion detectability in select cancers, potentially helping to promote fast, efficient local and whole-body staging in one step. (Press Releases) - September 8, 2020 —
SNMMI 2020-2022 Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship Recipients Announced
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2022 SNMMI Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship. (SNMMI News) - September 3, 2020 —
Updated Statement: COVID-19 and Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) Lung Studies
SNMMI has released an updated statement on COVID-19 and ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung studies. (SNMMI News)
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