Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States, and studies show that as many as 60% of colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S. could be prevented by routine screenings.
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New data from the largest study to date examining the efficacy of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) for Americans ages 65 and older proves that “virtual colonoscopy” is comparably effective to standard colonoscopy in detecting colorectal cancer and precancerous polyps in Medicare-eligible aged beneficiaries. Read More
In a study released last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that goals for cancer screening rates in the U.S. are not being reached. Read More
A recently published study in the British medical journal, Lancet Oncology found that CTC is leading more patients to undergo colorectal cancer screenings. Read More
A new survey on virtual colonoscopy was presented at the 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Cambridge, MA. Researchers found a “high acceptance” of patients preferring virtual colonoscopy also known as CT Colonography or CTC. Read More
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that colon cancer deaths have dropped significantly in recent years. Read More
A new study on the effectiveness of CT colonography (CTC) found “that incident colorectal adenocarcinoma in the five years following a negative [CTC] screening is very rare and compares favorably to optical colonoscopy.” Read More
Researchers from the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Maryland presented the results of their study using CT colonography (CTC) to screen for colorectal cancer. Read More
A new study has found that even though Medicare expanded colonoscopy coverage to include all beneficiaries in 2001, screening rates for colorectal cancer remain disproportionately low among minority populations. Read More
For the second time in less than a month, there’s a new study out that shows use of virtual colonoscopy has tripled, despite high reimbursement denial rates. Read More
MITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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