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IDR process financially unfeasible for radiologists

AuntMinnie

“Lack of financial viability for the IDR process limits clinicians’ opportunities to dispute payer-determined payments and potentially undermines their bargaining power in insurer contract negotiations,” Christensen and co-authors wrote. of batched out-of-network claims for all other hospital-based specialties combined, respectively.

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Radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI

AuntMinnie

The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital). Hospital setting Radiologists 52% 58.3% Hospital setting Radiologists 33.9% The investigators found that 38, 806 cardiac CT exams were performed in 2013 and 112,909 in 2020, an increase of 191%.

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How Much Does a PET/CT Cost?

Capitol Imaging Services

Insured Or Uninsured The price of medical procedures can vary between insurance providers. The change in price largely depends on how much of the procedure your insurance plan covers, if any at all. If you don’t have health insurance, you can expect to pay for the full cost of the procedure out-of-pocket.

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The Radiologist as the Cockpit of Tomorrow’s Healthcare

Aidoc

The skeletal structure of the healthcare system, from government agencies and health insurers to hospital administrators and physicians, creates an ecosystem inundated with concrete obstacles when attempting to generate real change.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

AJNR

Given the chronology of events that led to the patient’s hospital admission, it is likely that RCVS led to his presentation of TGA. Primary outcomes included 30/90 days postoperative mortality (30M/90M), readmission within 30 days of discharge (30R), and length of inpatient stay (LOS). Neurosurgery. 2023;92(2):293-299.