Victory! Aetna/eviCore Cancel Arterial Intervention Pre-auths

Aetna/eviCore Cancel Arterial Intervention Pre-auths Great News! After several months of SIR’s physician leadership and teams working with medical directors from Aetna/eviCore, Aetna/eviCore will remove the IVUS CPT codes 37252 and 37253 from the pre-auth policy for arterial lower extremity revascularization procedures. While this is positive news, this does not guarantee payment. SIR Leadership, well […]

Notice: Watch for AMA and SIR Reimbursement Surveys

AMA Physician Practice Expense Survey & SIR RUC Survey Make a Difference in Your Future Two meaningful surveys are beginning to circulate on two financial meaningful matters to physician practices. Be sure to inform your leadership & support teams to be watching emails and USPS. Complete by any deadline submission dates listed in the survey. […]

StreamlineMD RCM Updates for Radiology & Interventional Specialists

StreamlineMD Documentation, Coding & Billing Updates for Radiology & Interventional Specialists Below are updates for Radiology and Interventional specialists regarding documentation and coding for: IVUS JZ/JW Modifiers Cardiac Velocity Flow Mapping PET coding for Posluma Aetna eviCore Peripheral Vascular Interventional Radiology IVUS Policy Update  This updated policy, effective 9/1/23, contains detailed information on coverage for […]

Aetna will require pre-authorization for multiple IR procedures starting Sept 1, 2023

As recently reported by the SIR, Aetna has partnered with eviCore to provide prior authorization for the following procedures; cerebrovascular angiography, carotid angioplasty/stent, carotid endarterectomy, TEVAR, endovascular repair of descending thoracic aorta, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral vascular non-coronary stent procedures, treatment options for saphenous ablation, phlebectomy, sclerotherapy, endovenous ablation, and Iliac vein angioplasty/stenting. […]

Vertebral Fractures – Proper Documentation & Coding

The various image-guided percutaneous procedures used to treat Vertebral Fractures include terms such as Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty,  Sacroplasty and Augmentation.  The nuances of these procedures often cause confusion. This article discusses these procedures, their documentation, and CMS policy to obtain more clarity.

StreamlineMD Releases New Client Portal

We are excited to announce that StreamlineMD will be rolling out new features, allowing you to access security request forms & training videos online through our new StreamlineMD Client Portal. 

Prepare for MIPS/MACRA 2023

It’s that time again to make sure your practice is on track for reporting MACRA/MIPS for 2023.  Below are some resources to assist you in understanding the MIPS/MACRA requirements for 2023.

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Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 7:00 pm EST:

We are pleased to share that our team is now gaining access to the system environment and actively conducting testing. This is an important step toward full restoration of services.

We again want to reassure you that there is no evidence of any compromise of Protected Health Information (PHI) or damage to our systems.

Our teams will continue to work throughout the evening and into the weekend to validate all aspects of the system before bringing it back online.

Thank you for your continued patience, support, and trust as we move forward with restoration in a safe and controlled manner.

We will provide another update at 10:00 am EST on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 3:00 pm EST:

We continue to make steady progress in our restoration efforts. At this time, 95% of servers have been cleared; however, they remain behind protective firewalls as we work closely with our team of experts toward full restoration.

The StreamlineMD systems will remain unavailable for the rest of today, Friday, September 26, 2025. Our teams will begin comprehensive testing of all aspects of the system as soon as possible, likely this evening and over the weekend.

Importantly, there is no evidence of any compromise of Protected Health Information (PHI) or damage to our systems.

We truly appreciate your support and understanding during this process. You are important to us, and we remain committed to restoring services safely and securely.

We will provide another update at 6:00 pm EST.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 2:00 pm EST:

We continue to work diligently this afternoon with our cybersecurity team and are making steady progress.   

We anticipate the StreamlineMD systems will remain inaccessible for the remainder of today, Friday, September 26, 2025.  

We will provide another update at 6:00 pm EST.

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work to restore services in a secure and controlled manner.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 11:00 am EST:

We continue to work throughout the day with our cybersecurity team and continue to make progress.  

We anticipate the StreamlineMD systems will not be accessible before 3:00 pm EST on Friday, September 26, 2025

We will provide another update at 2:00 pm EST.

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work to restore services in a secure and controlled manner.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 09:00 am EST:

We continue to work this morning with our cybersecurity team and continue to make progress.   

We still don’t anticipate StreamlineMD systems to be fully operational before 12:00 pm EST on Friday, September 26, 2025.  

We will provide another update at 12:00 pm EST.

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work to restore services in a secure and controlled manner.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/26/25 at 07:00 am EST:

We have continued to work through the night with our cybersecurity team and continue to make progress.  

We will continue restoring servers to service and testing internally. 

We still don’t anticipate StreamlineMD systems to be fully operational before 12:00 pm EST on Friday, September 26, 2025. 

We will provide another update at 9:00 am EST.

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work to restore services in a secure and controlled manner.

Cyber Incident Update – 9/25/25 at 11:00 pm EST:

So far, we are making great progress, and our systems are internally coming back online. At this time, there is no evidence of system damage or PHI compromise.

Throughout the night, we will continue restoring servers to service and testing internally.

We don’t anticipate StreamlineMD systems to be fully operational before 12:00 pm EST on Friday, September 26, 2025.

We will provide another update on Friday, September 26, at 6:00 am EST


Cyber Incident Update –9/25/25 at 7:00 pm EST:

We are currently in the process of restoring our servers and anticipate determining a timeline for resuming full operations by 10:00 PM EST this evening, September 25, 2025.

Our team continues to work diligently and in close coordination with our security partners in response to the cybersecurity incident that occurred during the overnight hours of September 24, 2025. As a precaution, our systems remain offline to prevent any potential data compromise. We continue to follow our established cybersecurity protocols to ensure the protection and integrity of your data.

We will provide our next update by 10:00 PM EST today.

We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work to bring our systems back online safely.

Incident Update – 9/25/25 at 12:00 pm EST:

StreamlineMD is currently working closely with our security team to address a cybersecurity incident that occurred during the overnight hours of September 24, 2025. As a precautionary measure, we proactively shut down our systems to prevent any potential data compromise.

Our team is actively following established cybersecurity protocols to ensure the continued protection of your data. At this time, the software will remain inaccessible for the remainder of the day, September 25, 2025.

We understand the impact this may have on your operations and sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding. We are committed to providing updates as frequently as possible and will keep you informed of our progress.

StreamlineMD is experiencing a cyber incident

Our security software detected malicious behavior and our team of internal and external experts are working to resolve the issue. The security team has made it clear that we need to shut down our services altogether, pending a more detailed analysis.