{"title":"The Imaging Administrator's Guide to XR-29.","authors":"Kelly Firestine","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is important for an imaging administrator to know a few things about XR 29, the new radiation standard for CT: what the standard means, how to assess existing CT equipment for compliance, and what will be lost in the case of noncompliance. On January 1, 2016 Medicare will pay 5% less for diagnostic CT scans performed on non-compliant CT equipment. In 2017, this reduction will soar to a 15% reduction in reimbursement Understanding what the XR-29 standard is and how to assess existing equipment will help protect the organization's bottom line, but it will also help keep patient radiation exposure to the lowest practical levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":74636,"journal":{"name":"Radiology management","volume":"37 4","pages":"40-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Radiology management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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It is important for an imaging administrator to know a few things about XR 29, the new radiation standard for CT: what the standard means, how to assess existing CT equipment for compliance, and what will be lost in the case of noncompliance. On January 1, 2016 Medicare will pay 5% less for diagnostic CT scans performed on non-compliant CT equipment. In 2017, this reduction will soar to a 15% reduction in reimbursement Understanding what the XR-29 standard is and how to assess existing equipment will help protect the organization's bottom line, but it will also help keep patient radiation exposure to the lowest practical levels.