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Imaging’s total share of US healthcare spending plummets as others record gains

Radiology Business

The percentage of patients who received imaging services also declined from 46% in 2010 down to 40% by 2021, experts wrote in Health Affairs Scholar.

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Steadily declining mammography screening rates have hit a historic low, new data show

Radiology Business

The proportion of women undergoing breast cancer imaging has dropped significantly from the historic peak seen between 2007 and 2010.

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Volume of interventional radiology procedures performed by nurse practitioners surges 143%

Radiology Business

Physician assistants also handled a growing share of treatments, with their tally increasing nearly 67% between 2010 and 2021.

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Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

AuntMinnie

its share among employer-insured individuals actually decreased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. Our study] demonstrates that medical imaging has not been a predominant driver of health care spending growth from 2010 to 2021," it wrote. trillion in 2010 to $4.3 In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5%

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AuntMinnie 2010: Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case

AuntMinnie

Our top article in 2010 was a follow-up of our most highly viewed article in 2009. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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Inception 101 Course Now Being Offered!

Tired Superheroine

Inspiration for the course came from the 2010 science fiction movie Inception. The prestigious Hospital Woebegone has launched a successful new course for female physicians entitled Inception 101. In the movie, a professional thief infiltrates the subconscious minds of his targets, embedding new thoughts for a price.

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Radiologists grab much smaller share than cardiologists of burgeoning interventional market

Radiology Business

Endovascular procedure volumes surged 427% among cardiologists between 2010-2018, compared to a 125% uptick among radiologists.