ContrastConnect expands physician-led virtual contrast coverage to help outpatient imaging centers extend hours, reduce cancellations, and increase study volume, even as CMS finalizes the permanent virtual direct supervision rule for diagnostic imaging, effective January 1, 2026.
-- ContrastConnect has expanded its virtual contrast supervision coverage following a regulatory change from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule issued October 31, 2025, CMS permanently revised the definition of direct supervision to allow supervising physicians to meet immediate availability requirements via real-time, two-way audio and video technology, effective January 1, 2026. The change formally validates virtual contrast supervision, removing compliance uncertainty and enabling imaging centers to expand operations without on-site physician presence.
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ContrastConnect welcomes the regulatory clarity that allows imaging centers to make confident long-term investments in virtual supervision infrastructure, addressing persistent operational constraints that have limited revenue potential. The implementation of virtual contrast supervision is expected to alleviate the burden on outpatient imaging centers that struggle to meet demand as the aging population and chronic disease prevalence drive increased imaging volume.
ContrastConnect's expanded virtual supervision directly addresses these operational pain points by delivering physician-led oversight at scale. The company supervises contrast studies monthly, providing supervision hours while maintaining coverage for a majority of requested hours. With certified technologists trained and zero negative patient impacts validated by third-party findings, ContrastConnect has established a clinical safety track record that meets CMS, American College of Radiology (ACR), and American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) guidelines. This evidence reassures operations managers that expansion is backed by proven scale and audit-ready compliance.
The clinical validation translates into concrete business outcomes that operations managers track closely. Virtual supervision reduces cancellations and no-show losses by ensuring coverage, explains the team at ContrastConnect, noting the increase in contrast study volume by converting non-contrast slots and capturing unmet demand.
Imaging centers deploying virtual supervision have reported volume increases of 10 to 20%, gains that can cover platform costs while improving overall financial performance and unlocking revenue streams previously constrained by staffing limitations.
ContrastConnect's centralized platform architecture enables these benefits at scale through physician-led supervision, real-time audiovisual capability, integrated scheduling and compliance logging, a technologist training framework, and audit-ready documentation. This design allows radiologists to efficiently oversee multiple sites simultaneously, unlocking capacity without proportional headcount growth and removing duplication and infrastructure costs across multi-site networks. The platform's scalable coverage model supports imaging centers seeking to extend operational hours, improve margins, and meet growing patient demand without the capital risk associated with traditional supervision models.
About ContrastConnect
ContrastConnect is a radiologist-led virtual contrast supervision provider headed by Founder & CEO Dr. Shoshan. The center specializes in end-to-end virtual contrast coverage and technologist training and has provided 45,000+ hours of supervision for more than 55,000 contrast studies every month.
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Organization: ContrastConnect
Address: 309 Queens Gate Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89145, United States
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