Advocacy

What is WISeR?

In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, which will utilize artificial intelligence for prior authorizations.

Fighting for value

For over 4 decades, interventional radiologists, in conjunction with the Society of Interventional Radiology, have been creating, editing, campaigning and supporting new and evolving billing codes that reflect the full gamut of IR therapies.

PACking a punch

For 20 years, SIRPAC—the only political action committee fully dedicated to interventional radiology—has been making connections and ensuring IR’s seat at the political table.

Independent opportunities

SIR reaffirmed its commitment to independent IRs via an updated position statement on exclusive contracts and carveouts.

The commitment

How unconscious bias distorts medical research and patient care, and what physicians can do to recognize it and reduce healthcare disparities.

Navigating the labyrinth

An IR’s perspective on the referral process