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Aggressive tPA stroke treatment promises lower long-term costs
The FDA approved use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for stroke in 1996, but it took another 10 years for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer reimbursement. The agency's decision is part of a larger trend that recognizes the value of preventive care and treatment compared with the cost of longer hospital stays.
The FDA approved use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for stroke in 1996, but it took another 10 years for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to offer reimbursement. The agency's decision is part of a larger trend that recognizes the value of preventive care and treatment compared with the cost of longer hospital stays.
"The idea of spending a lot of resources up front on stroke patients is gaining momentum. The fact that CMS recently raised the payment amount for acute stroke is recognition from the government that the acute care setting is a small fraction of the true costs of stroke management.
"If you spend more money on stroke patients in the first two days in the hospital, you can save money in the long run because the patients get better. Studies have shown that inpatient costs are about 3% of the overall costs of a stroke. If you double that amount and if you also reduce bad outcomes by 5%, you've more than paid for yourself, not to mention you have 5% more people with better outcomes."
-Dr. A. Greg Sorensen, a staff neuroradiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and director of its Center for Biomarkers in Imaging.
The Reading Room: Artificial Intelligence: What RSNA 2020 Offered, and What 2021 Could Bring
December 5th 2020Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.
Current Perspectives on Radiology Workforce Issues and Potential Solutions
March 14th 2024Emphasizing the gravity of the ongoing workforce shortage in radiology, these authors recommend a change agenda focusing on expanded numbers of residency positions, reassessment of educational pathways, maintaining a strong presence in hospital settings and practice level initiatives to reduce administrative burden and achieve appropriate reimbursement beyond RVU measurements.
Could Cloud-Based 'Progressive Loading' be a Boon for Radiology Workflows?
March 13th 2024The newly launched Progressive Loading feature, available through RamSoft’s OmegaAI software, reportedly offers radiologist rapid uploading of images that is faster than on-site networks and other cloud-based systems regardless of the network radiologists are using.
