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Insurance 101 – Understanding Medical Insurance when it comes to Medical Imaging

Intermountain Medical Imaging

In today’s complex healthcare landscape, understanding medical insurance and medical imaging is crucial for patients to make informed decisions about their health. In this blog post, we’ll explore key concepts related to medical insurance and medical imaging, with a focus on patient education.

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Intermountain Medical Imaging Now Contracted and In-Network with St. Luke’s Health Partners (SLHP) Insurance Plans

Intermountain Medical Imaging

With three outpatient imaging locations throughout Boise, Meridian, and Eagle, Intermountain Medical Imaging offers diagnostic imaging procedures in a calm and comforting environment, including MRI, CT, Ultrasound, X-ray, Interventional Radiology, and Mammography. “St. This new partnership between St.

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UltraCon: Expert talks ultrasound's role in imaging dense breasts

AuntMinnie

With federal and state-level legislation mandating insurance coverage for supplemental breast imaging and providers disclosing breast density information to patients, it seems like ultrasound would have an immediate and important role in this area.

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Factors that fuel patients’ failure to follow-up after ‘probably benign’ breast findings

Radiology Business

Age, race, whether they underwent MRI or ultrasound, insurance coverage, and other factors correlated with patients no-showing following a BI-RADS 3 designation.

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Is CEM or breast MRI better for breast cancer diagnosis?

AuntMinnie

Which modality is better for breast cancer diagnosis, contrast-enhanced mammography or dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI? Ultrasound offers another screening tool and can overcome some of mammography's limitations. Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI has been available since 1984, while CEM was introduced in 2011.

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Advocates, researchers herald federal breast density notification law

AuntMinnie

Imaging societies such as the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommend supplemental breast MRI for women with dense breasts. While her mammogram yielded negative results, a subsequent ultrasound found breast cancer. As of September 2024, 39 states and the District of Columbia have their own breast density notification laws.

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Have a High Deductible Health Insurance plan?

Capitol Imaging Services

According to the website, www.valuepenguin.com, “high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) were created for consumers to have a health insurance option with lower premiums and high deductibles. Insurance plans with a high deductible usually mean lower premium payments for employees. Capitol Imaging Services!