This week's AuntMinnieTV segment tackles one of the most controversial issues in healthcare -- the use of imaging technology by non-radiologist physicians who conduct scans in their own offices.
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This week's AuntMinnieTV segment tackles one of the most controversial issues in healthcare -- the use of imaging technology by non-radiologist physicians who conduct scans in their own offices.
Ranging from cardiologists doing nuclear cardiology studies to orthopedic physicians conducting extremity MRI scans, imaging use is skyrocketing among non-radiologist physicians. Self-referral opponents consider the practice a principal culprit behind the rapid growth in overall imaging utilization, a development that is prompting healthcare payors and government regulators to look for ways to restrict the use of imaging.
In this AMTV presentation, Dr. David Levin of imaging utilization management firm HealthHelp of Houston discusses data his group has collected demonstrating sharply higher growth rates for imaging utilization among non-radiologist physicians, primarily cardiologists and orthopedic physicians.
Dr. Levin believes that self-referral leads to unnecessary radiation exposure, higher healthcare costs, and other negative effects. Learn all about this study by clicking here, and when you're done, be sure to check out our other AuntMinnieTV segments linked below.
