Radiation oncology is perhaps unique amongst medical specialties in that many of the elements of the treatment pathway could be facilitated by tele-technology. Perhaps the most important example of this is the weekly on-treatment management provided by the physician (CPT 77427). The work of on-tr...
Persons from the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO) have commented that “[c]urrently, it [IORT] is primarily used for treating rectal cancers, although in the near future it may be used for additional sites. Studies indicate that IORT might be used to treat head...
In radiation oncology, FMEA, as applied to the billing CPT code 77336, can improve both charge capture and, most importantly, quality of the performed services. Methods: We created an FMEA table for the process performed under CPT code 77336. For a given process step, each member of the ...