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    Use and cost of skin biopsy procedures in the Medicare Part B fee-for-service population, 2017 to 2020

    Yiwen Li, Travis Blalock, Richard Duszak Jr. in Archives of Dermatological Research (2023)

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    Increasing emergency department utilization of brain imaging in patients with primary brain cancer

    To study changing emergency department (ED) brain imaging utilization in patients with primary brain cancers.

    Deema Elchoufi, Richard Duszak Jr, Patricia Balthazar in Emergency Radiology (2021)

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    In comparison with other abdominal imaging modalities, which radiologists interpret abdominal MRI?

    To assess subspecialty mix and case volumes of general and abdominal subspecialty radiologists interpreting abdominal MRI.

    Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Krishna P. Shanbhogue, Richard Duszak Jr. in Abdominal Radiology (2019)

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    Emergency department imaging superusers

    To identify and characterize the most frequent users of emergency department (ED) imaging.

    Tarek N. Hanna, Suprateek Kundu, Kush Singh, Michal Horný in Emergency Radiology (2019)

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    Variability in billing practices for whole-body magnetic resonance imaging

    Andrew J. Degnan, Mark D. Alson, Richard Duszak Jr. in Pediatric Radiology (2019)

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    From imaging to reimbursement: what the pediatric radiologist needs to know about health care payers, documentation, coding and billing

    Medical coding and billing processes in the United States are complex, cumbersome and poorly understood by radiologists. Despite the direct implications of radiology documentation on reimbursement, trainees an...

    Chul Y. Chung, Mark D. Alson, Richard Duszak Jr, Andrew J. Degnan in Pediatric Radiology (2018)

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    Documentation, coding, and billing: what abdominal radiologists need to know

    This article reviews basic concepts of report documentation for abdominal imaging examinations, focusing on practical elements for ensuring appropriate physician reimbursement. Nuances of abdominal radiography...

    Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Andrew J. Degnan, Richard Duszak Jr. in Abdominal Radiology (2018)

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    Abdominal imaging ordering patterns by referring provider specialty

    Prior work has demonstrated marked growth in the volume of abdominal imaging performed by radiologists. However, decisions to pursue imaging are largely driven by referring providers. In this study, we take th...

    Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Abimbola Ayoola, Richard Duszak Jr. in Abdominal Radiology (2017)

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    Reassessing medicare trends in diagnostic CT colonography after achieving CPT code category I status

    Compare national trends in utilization and coverage of diagnostic (non-screening) computed tomography colonography (CTC) in the Medicare population before and after achieving Current Procedural Terminology® (CPT...

    Kelly Cox, Richard Duszak Jr., Jennifer Hemingway, Danny R. Hughes in Abdominal Radiology (2016)

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    The role of the radiologist in new payment systems

    Many economists and policy makers believe that United States healthcare costs are rising at an unsustainable rate. In response, newer payment systems such as bundled payments, accountable care organizations, ...

    Jonathan W. Berlin, Richard Duszak Jr. in Abdominal Radiology (2016)

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    From Volume to Outcomes: The Evolution of Pay for Performance in Medical Imaging

    Although long ago established as the basis for physician remuneration in the United States, fee for service reimbursement systems are increasingly challenged by payers and consumers alike. As various stakehold...

    Richard Duszak Jr., Ezequiel Silva III in Radiological Safety and Quality (2014)