System removes CMS cases from teleradiologist’s work list

May 16, 2008 System removes CMS cases from teleradiologist’s work list John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A system presented at the SIIM meeting is able to develop work lists based on a patient's insurance and a radiologist's credentialing status, important considerations as more and more studies are interpreted away from central offices and facilities try to maximize reimbursement. The original inspiration for the system was to keep studies for Medicare and Medicaid patients off the work list used by a radiologist who was based outside of the U.S. CMS does not permit payment for interpretations performed on non-U.S. soil, although most private payers do. Few, if any, RIS or PACS today have the ability to filter work lists based on insurance status, according to the authors of the study, Drs. David S. Hirschorn and Leonard Lempert, both of Staten Island University Hospital.

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