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.
