Reimbursement Briefs: CMS Add-On Payment Deadline; Advanced Imaging Accreditor; Ventilator Payments
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Applications are due Nov. 25 for companies seeking new-technology add-on payments, CMS announces. Agency names RadSite as a national accreditor for suppliers of advanced imaging equipment. More reimbursement news.
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