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Insurance coverage for prostate MRI is inconsistent across the U.S.
By
Kate Madden Yee
Insurance coverage for prostate MRI is inconsistent across the U.S., which may contribute to unequal access to the technology for patients, according to a study published September 7 in the
American Journal of Roentgenology
.
September 8, 2022
Report: Black people historically received higher radiation doses
By
Will Morton
Black people historically received higher x-ray radiation doses due to mistaken racial beliefs about their body habitus and skin color, and it was common practice as late as 1968 to set higher radiation dose levels for Black patients, authors wrote in a September 7 article in the
New England Journal of Medicine
.
September 6, 2022
Top news stories in radiology for August 2022
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
What were the top news stories in radiology for August 2022? At the top of the list was our article on the passing of Dr. Raymond Damadian, considered by many to be the father of MRI. Two articles on CT were also widely read, one on the modality's growing use in the emergency department and another on CT lung screening.
September 4, 2022
Digital scheduling tools may widen breast cancer disparities
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Being too reliant on digital tools for tasks such as patient scheduling can heighten healthcare disparities seen in breast cancer screening, suggests a study published August 30 in
Radiology
.
September 1, 2022
Unseen side of imaging: Compassion fatigue, moral injury, and PTSD
By
Stefanie Manack and Judy Zakutny
The endurance of the human body, mind, and spirit is amazing. It's what allows us to continue to perform our roles and responsibilities, to a point -- but we all have a breaking point. Stefanie Manack and Judy Zakutny of 3DR Labs explain how this is affecting radiologic technologists.
August 30, 2022
CMS officially postpones changes to radiation therapy payments
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that indefinitely delays the start of an alternative payment model that would have radically changed federal payments for radiation oncology procedures.
August 24, 2022
Hispanic ethnicity underreported in breast cancer studies
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Hispanic ethnicity is reported in less than half of breast cancer studies and less than one-third of such studies categorize race and ethnicity into mutually exclusive groups, a study published August 25 in
JAMA Oncology
found.
August 24, 2022
Canadian health system opens review of mammography exams
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A health system in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has notified the provincial government that it is opening a review of mammography exams performed in the system for signs of "diagnostic discrepancies."
August 22, 2022
Race, ethnicity tied to risk of delayed follow-up breast imaging
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Women who identify as Black, Asian, or Hispanic are nearly 1.5 times more at risk for delayed follow-up than white women when it comes to mammograms classified as incomplete on BI-RADS, according to a study published August 17 in the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
.
August 17, 2022
Medical groups raise questions about out-of-network rates
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of groups representing specialty physicians is raising questions about the calculation of qualified payment amounts by insurers for out-of-network anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and radiology services. They believe the rates may violate the U.S. No Surprises Act.
August 16, 2022
Many women under 50 aren't getting their yearly mammograms
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Nearly half of women between the ages of 40 and 49 don't receive their recommended annual mammograms, a gap that radiologists could help to fill by educating patients and providers, according to research published August 12 in
Academic Radiology
.
August 15, 2022
'A diagnostic revolutionary' -- the legacy of Godfrey Hounsfield
By
Louise Gagnon
CT has become a vital form of medical imaging that is ubiquitous throughout the world, offering powerful insights into the human body. Most of the credit for the development of CT goes to Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, the U.K. scientist who developed the first CT scanner in 1971.
August 11, 2022
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