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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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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