on April 17, 2013 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Mammography, Women's Services, Finance
Shaun Lillard, Imaging Performance Partnership
How does your program respond to diagnostic mammography patients when they ask for a free screening exam instead of a diagnostic version? The exams aren’t free, of course, but diagnostic exams often require a co-pay, while screening exams are fully covered.
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Patient pushback on diagnostic mammography
on April 2, 2013 |
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Topics: Imaging, Service Lines, Mammography, Women's Services
Shaun Lillard, Imaging Performance Partnership
A new study provides supporting evidence for the United States Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) somewhat controversial 2009 recommendations for screening mammography in women over 50, but does not reinforce task force guidelines for women ages 40-49.
Published in the latest issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the article features new results from a study of screening mammography outcomes based on frequency, breast density, and postmenopausal hormone therapy.
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JAMA study finds mixed results for screening mammography: Who's affected?
on March 25, 2013 |
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Topics: Screening and Prevention, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Patient-Focused Care, Mammography, Imaging, Service Lines, Breast Cancer, Tumor Site Strategy, Oncology
Stephanie Krent, Imaging Performance Partnership
The debate over mammography is well-known to imaging leaders. Some critics believe our country over-screens for breast cancer, which may cause physical, psychological, and financial harms to patients with false positive findings. Yet many others argue that those harms are significantly outweighed by the tool’s proven ability to save lives and initiate cancer earlier when it can be less invasive and expensive.
A new study released this month from the Annals of Family Medicine suggests that women with false positive findings suffer harm more seriously, and for longer periods of time, than initially thought.
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Study shows lingering harms of breast cancer false positives
