AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Out-of-network billing by radiologists – often referred to as “surprise billing” – dropped significantly beginning in 2007 and imaging claims are now almost completely in network, according to a recent study. In an analysis of billing trends, the rate of out-of-network (OON) imaging claims declined from 12.6% in 2007 to 1.1%

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

This Journal of the American College of Radiology study was based on 80 million commercial radiology claims (2007-2021) for individuals covered by a large commercial payer. “The The overall radiology OON rate decreased from one in eight claims in 2007 to only one in ninety claims. and for claims associated with ED visits—3.9%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As a result, the researchers sought to assess whether HIE adoption could lead to a decline in repeat imaging in EDs. However, the use of HIE was associated with reduced probability of repeat imaging in all three modalities, when compared with EDs that did not use HIE.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 24, 2024

2007; 31:279-284. You will notice the squeeze will cause no motion if there is a full rupture/tear, and diminished motion if there is a partial tear Performance Characteristics ( Garras 2012 ) Sensitivity Specificity (+) LR (-) LR 96-100% 93-100% 13.7 Br J Sports Med. 2005; 39(11): 838-42. PMID: 16244194 Margetic P et al. Coll Antropol.

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Northwestern EM

JANUARY 6, 2020

3] To identify a causative vascular lesion, which may or may not be amenable or contraindicatory to thrombolysis Non-Contrast Head CT NCCT is usually the first imaging modality obtained in the acute evaluation for stroke. 2007 Jan 27; 369(9558): 293–298. Within the thrombolysis window (<4.5 Nadgir R, Yousef DM.

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