From budgeting concerns to ensuring patient satisfaction, these are the most popular articles on Diagnostic Imaging this month.
From budgeting concerns to ensuring patient satisfaction, these are the most popular articles on Diagnostic Imaging this month.
1. White House Budget May Reduce Patient Access to Medical Imaging - Radiology groups are concerned the 2015 White House budget recommending prior uthorization of advanced medical imaging will limit patients’ access to tests.
2. Image IQ: 73-year-old with History of LungMassSuffers [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_crop","fid":"23692","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","id":"media_crop_4858393941600","media_crop_h":"319","media_crop_image_style":"-1","media_crop_instance":"1944","media_crop_rotate":"0","media_crop_scale_h":"0","media_crop_scale_w":"0","media_crop_w":"246","media_crop_x":"15","media_crop_y":"19","style":"height: 65px; width: 50px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 1px; float: right;","title":" ","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]Headaches - A 73-year-old male with history of a lung mass on recent chest radiograph presents with headaches. What’s your diagnosis?
3. Satisfaction Surveys in Radiology: How to Collect and Use Data - Satisfaction surveys are a great way to gather data and identify areas that need improvement.
4. Imaging Admins Concerned About Reimbursement - Medical imaging managers have very low confidence about receiving adequate reimbursement from Medicare, according to the latest MICI report.
5. Preparing Clinicians for Managing Adverse Contrast Reaction - Didactic module helps prepare clinicians for managing adverse reactions to media, but more training is still needed.
Appealing Prior Authorization Denials: Can it be Effective for Emerging Technologies?
May 14th 2024While radiologists and other providers may be discouraged by insurer denials saying the use of a technological advance is “unproven and investigational,” 82 percent of appeals for prior authorization denials were approved in 2021.
The Reading Room: Artificial Intelligence: What RSNA 2020 Offered, and What 2021 Could Bring
December 5th 2020Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.
Female Representation in Radiology: Where Things Stand
March 25th 2024Women comprise nearly 80 percent of breast imaging departments and 45 percent of pediatric radiology departments at academic institutions, but burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic and discrimination have impeded further progress in radiology, according to a recently published literature review.