on October 31, 2011 |
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Topics: Referral Management, Physician Issues, Imaging, Service Lines
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
In a study published this month by the American Journal of Roentgenology, Bhargavan and colleagues found new quantitative evidence to support what many have long suspected – that self-referring physicians image at a much higher rate than physicians with no financial interest at stake. While many prior studies have attempted to shed light on how financial interest can affect imaging utilization, several popular critiques have dampened earlier studies’ persuasiveness. What makes this study unique in the eyes of its authors, then, is not the result, but the methodology.
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New Study Finds Financial Interest Increases Imaging Utilization
on October 13, 2011 |
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Nick Bartz, Imaging Performance Partnership
Over the last few years, advances in medical imaging technology and image post-processing have improved CT and MRI in a variety of ways; increasing imaging quality and producing high quality 3D and 4D data for diagnostic and interventional use. However, new developments in a technology called rapid prototyping might soon take 3D images off the screen and into our hands, transforming multidimensional imaging data into actual physical objects.
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Radiologists Finding New Use for 3D Printing
on October 11, 2011 |
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Topics: Mammography, Imaging, Service Lines, Breast Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Oncology, Standards and Regulatory Policy, Information Technology
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
Earlier this week, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed senate bill 791, which would have required doctors to notify women if their mammogram revealed they had dense breast tissue. Governor Brown’s concern over the bill centered on its suggestion to women with denser breast tissue seek additional screening, such as a breast ultrasound or MRI. In his veto message, he wrote that any bill mandating a notification of breast density status “must be more carefully crafted, with words that educate more than they prescribe.”
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California governor vetoes breast density bill
