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Imaging costs should be made public.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
I appreciate Dr. N.S. Damle's take on controlling medical imaging costs, but one aspect that he didn't discuss is the lack of public information on the exact costs of individual tests ("Paying for Advanced Medical Imaging," Guest Editorial, Sept. 15, 2008, p. 7).
I find myself ordering hundreds, if not thousands, of these tests and yet I have little idea what they cost. The other day I asked an employee of one of our large radiology companies for a price list, and was told (with a wink) that it was company policy not to release this information! This is absolute insanity.
If the insurance companies, state medical assistance offices, or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made a concerted effort to publicize the costs of these tests (through newsletters, circulars, e-mails, anything, please), patients and doctors could request studies more judiciously, and a tremendous amount of money could be saved. We could be more discerning about ...
- Paying for advanced medical imaging.(Guest Editorial)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Damle, N.S. November 1, 2008 700+ words
...disease. More than 80 million medical imaging tests are performed annually...participation if they have high imaging costs. One radiology management...5%-10% reduction in imaging costs per year. It is difficult...realigning payments for advanced medical imaging, ...
- Paying for advanced medical imaging.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News Damle, N.S. September 1, 2008 700+ words
...disease. More than 80 million medical imaging tests are performed annually...physicians who have high imaging costs. One radiology management...5%-10% reduction in imaging costs. It is difficult to argue...realigning payments for advanced medical imaging, eliminating ...
- Some employers using screeners to reduce imaging costs.(Health Care)
- Magazine article from: Employee Benefit News October 1, 2008 700+ words
...and other types of medical imaging cost nearly $100...insurers, not only are imaging costs in the billions...president of the Medical Imaging & Technology...report obscures how medical imaging utilization decisions...
- Imaging costs should be made public.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Kochmann, Kenneth B. December 15, 2008 700+ words
...appreciate Dr. N.S. Damle's take on controlling medical imaging costs, but one aspect that he did not discuss is the...costs of individual tests ("Paying for Advanced Medical Imaging," Guest Editorial, Nov. 1, 2008, p. 6...
- Make imaging costs public.(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News January 1, 2009 700+ words
...appreciate Dr. N.S. Damle's take on controlling medical imaging costs, but one aspect that he didn't discuss is the...costs of individual tests ("Paying for Advanced Medical Imaging," Guest Editorial, Sept. 1, 2008, p. 9...
- Hill panel tackles imaging costs under Medicare.(Practice Trends)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Frieden, Joyce May 1, 2005 700+ words
...last month on managing Medicare's imaging COSTS. "I'm concerned about putting in...physicians and facilities which provide medical imaging services." Kim Williams, M.D...Radiology," he said. "Office-based medical imaging performed by well-trained specialists...
- Medicare imaging costs rising, quality questioned.(Practice Trends)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News Frieden, Joyce May 1, 2005 700+ words
...imaging procedures at a hearing on managing Medicare's imaging costs. "I'm concerned about putting in a whole group of new...training standards for physicians and facilities which provide medical imaging services." Kim Williams, M.D., speaking on behalf...
- Medical Imaging Holdings, Inc. Acquires Barrington Medical Imaging, LLC and...
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week October 7, 2009 700+ words
Medical Imaging Holdings, Inc., a holding company...acquired the businesses of Barrington Medical Imaging, LLC and Echoserve, Inc. The...independent service provider for medical imaging equipment across multiple modalities...
