DiagnosticImaging | A bill aimed at improving Medicare reimbursement for radiologist assistants is now wending its way through Congress. H.R. 3032, the “Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011,” would amend the Social Security Act to recognize radiologist assistants as non-physician providers of healthcare services...
DiagnosticImaging | Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might’ve heard about a need for cost-cutting in health care. Our esteemed politicians tell us that all options are on the table, and that they’re looking for ideas. Just on the off-chance that they actually...
DiagnosticImaging | A study assessing CT angiographs of nearly 25,000 patients presumed to be free of coronary artery disease (CAD) has shown both obstructive and nonobstructive forms of the disease to increase the risk of death. The study, published August 16 in the Journal of the...
DiagnosticImaging | Computed tomography (CT) scans beat traditional spirometry in identifying lung damage associated with flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, a study published online in the journal Radiology concludes. COPD can damage both the airways and the air sacs of the lungs, and...
DiagnosticImaging | Reliability is a fundamental part of quality. Consumers rely on their favored brands, and go back again and again to use them. Why? Because they know exactly what they will get, how to use them and where to find all the working parts,...