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Patients upset by long imaging test waits
Waiting for the results of tests upsets many a patient, and the information they get usually isn't satisfactory, according to a new U.S. study. The study, which looked at MRI, CT, ultrasound,... Read more...
Medical imaging societies ask CMS to cover more PET scans
A group of seven medical imaging societies have come together to protest a limit CMS imposes on PET scanning for initial patient treatment evaluations. The groups would like to see CMS expand... Read more...
Advocates outraged by CMS decision not to pay for virtual colonoscopies
Last week, CMS announced that it would no longer reimburse for virtual colonoscopies, otherwise known as CT colonographies. While several large commercial health plans cover the procedure, including... Read more...
Study: Radiation exposure from medical scans up dramatically
A new study concludes that Americans were exposed to seven times more radiation from medical procedures in 2006 than in the early 1980s. The study, from the National Council on Radiation Protection... Read more...
Are medical scans being overprescribed?
According to an article from the AP, many insurance companies are concerned with cost and safety concerns of medical scans, as well as a tendency for those scans (such as CT scans) to be... Read more...
