MRIs news from FierceHealthcare
NewsRise in scans, surgeries found among specialists with MRIs
Patients with low-back pain who visited physicians who owned or leased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment not only were more likely to receive scans, but also were more likely to receive back Read more...
Patients would consider additional tests for new cancer treatment
Surveyed cancer patients indicated that they would be willing to undergo additional medical tests, imaging studies, and biopsies as part of new advanced experimental treatments in early-stage Read more...
Dramatic increase in CT, MRI scans for ER patients
The use of CT scans or MRIs in emergency departments nearly tripled over a 10-year period without a corresponding change in the prevalence of life-threatening conditions among ER patients, according Read more...
Unnecessary tests potentially cost Massachusetts millions
Unnecessary imaging tests and high reimbursement rates on those tests may have cost MassHealth--the Massachusetts Medicaid program--millions of dollars, an auditor for the state has found. In 2009 Read more...
Early imaging tests can lead to shorter hospital stays, study finds
Despite the recent criticism of overuse of costly, potentially toxic radiological procedures, a recent study shows that patients who have MRIs and CTs soon after being admitted to hospitals go home Read more...
Study: Add more MRI machines, get more back studies
It's a unique phenomenon of medicine that medical testing devices create their own demand. Unfortunately, that may also mean that patients get procedures that they don't necessarily need. A new study Read more...
Study: Low-cost test may find new strokes as effectively as an MRI
Here's a study that, if its premise continues to hold up, could generate meaningful savings for the healthcare system. A group of U.S. researchers have concluded that a simple, one-minute eye Read more...
RBMs can cause problems for patients
Being a middleman has never been popular. But it appears that radiology benefits managers, or RBMs, really have their work cut out for them. According to a Wall Street Journal article, RBMs, which Read more...
BCBS Association's president talks about upcoming goals
So, what does the future hold for Blue Cross Blue Shield? In an interview Saturday with the New York Times, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association president and chief executive Scott Serota said he's Read more...
| Press ReleasesSectra to Provide Integrated RIS/PACS to Suffolk MRISHELTON, Connecticut, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International medical technology company, Sectra (http://www.sectra.com/medical/ ) (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), announces its multi-year Read more >> Celerion and BryanLGH Health System Form Alliance to Provide Dedicated Hospital Beds for Phase I StudiesLINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celerion, the premier provider of innovative early stage clinical research solutions, and BryanLGH Health System, a locally owned, non-profit healthcare organization, Read more >> Santa Clara County IPA Rolls Out the Health Access Solutions Patient-Centered Care Coordination PlatformAccess Express™ 5.0 with the clinical functionality of Excelicare™ allows care teams of providers and payers to share information securely; accelerates SCCIPA compliance with healthcare reform models Read more >> |
