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 recent study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that virtual colonoscopy also known as computerized tomographic colonography (CTC) is on the rise. 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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