Dear Imaging Leaders Insider,
Despite the slowdown in imaging utilization growth over the past 10 years, not everyone is satisfied. In fact, at a recent meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, imaging figured prominently in a presentation that assessed the number and cost of low-value medical services.
Principal Policy Analyst Ariel Winter described the problem of low-value care and outlined which services contribute to it the most -- and imaging was definitely on the list. Learn more in our Insider Exclusive.
After you've read our featured article, take a look at what else is going on in the Imaging Leaders Community:
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- Find out why the growth trend in medical imaging use is over.
As always, 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.
