Dear Imaging Leaders Insider,
The fear of being named in a malpractice suit can trigger anxiety in radiologists, particularly breast imagers. But there may not be such cause for concern, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. H. Benjamin Harvey and colleagues found that the number of lawsuits has remained stable for the past decade, and the majority do not even result in payouts. Learn more in this issue's Insider Exclusive.
When you've finished our featured article, check out what else is going on in the Imaging Leaders Community:
- Discover how a Texas hospital was able to cut radiologic technologist response time to 10 minutes for stat mobile x-ray exam orders.
- Get the scoop on how effective the Choosing Wisely initiative has been in reducing unnecessary imaging.
- The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may have rejected a proposal to loosen reimbursement restrictions for sodium fluoride PET scans to detect bone metastases, but nuclear medicine advocates aren't taking the decision lying down. Find out how they plan to respond.
- Ready or not, ICD-10 is here. Read what Healthcare Administrative Partners has to say about documenting pain under the new coding system.
- Finally, find out how breast density notification laws can affect the cost of ultrasound scans used to supplement mammography.
If you have a comment or report to share about any aspect of diagnostic imaging practice, management, administration, regulation, or financing, I invite you to contact me.
