PET scans news from FierceHealthcare
NewsRadiologist sues hospital for 'silencing' his patient safety concerns
University of Iowa radiologist Malik Juweid filed a lawsuit earlier this month charging the hospital is trying to silence his complaints that the facility performs unnecessary PET and CT scans, 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...
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...
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...
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