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 The Price of Diagnostic Imaging Around the World

The trend of imaging costing more in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world continues, but here comes something even more interesting. In most other countries, with the exception of Canada, a CT of the head costs less—sometimes much less—than a CT of the abdomen.

Good or Useless, Medical Scans Cost the Same

"We see a lot of poor-quality scans," said Dr. Freddie Fu, the chief of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "I joke with the patients: The insurance pays the same amount of money for the scan. You get a hamburger somewhere else and a prime rib here for the same price." Another concern is the growing number of doctors who refer patients for imaging done by scanners they own and profit from. Studies have found that up to 3.2 times as many scans are ordered in such cases.

Exposed: Medical Imaging Delivers Big Doses of Radiation

Among medical tests, CT scans are the greatest concern. Studies indicate as many as one third are prescribed unnecessarily.

Five Imaging Procedures With the Largest Cost Variance

Not only do different imaging procedures differ in price, but depending on where you go you could end up paying different prices for the same procedure. That means an x-ray might cost $50 at one place, and the same x-ray could cost $200 at another. Shopping for the best imaging price available is difficult and often confusing. So, let’s take a look at five common imaging procedures and find out a fair market price for each of them.

Freestanding imaging strategy: The good, the bad—and what it means for you

High quality, fast service, and low price: Health care consumers, especially your imaging patients, want it all. However, succeeding at all three is no small task. A recent survey of imaging leaders suggests that nearly 50% have either opened a freestanding imaging center or are considering doing so. The reason? These centers are often better positioned than hospital-based outpatient departments (HOPDs) to deliver on imaging patients' preferences. To succeed at this strategy, though, you'll need to know about the pros and cons of freestanding imaging centers—and what they mean for you.

If You Look at X-Rays or Moles for a Living, AI Is Coming for Your Job

Unleashing that kind of AI on the medical world's mountains of patient data could speed up diagnoses and get patients on the path to recovery much sooner. But it also promises to drastically change the job description for doctors who identify as information specialists—those whose primary tasks involve deciphering diagnoses from images. Doctors who get their MDs in image interpretation, namely pathologists, radiologists, and dermatologists, are the most vulnerable.

Medical Imaging: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

As a radiologist, I know first-hand how medical imaging-e.g. MRIs and CT scans– has both revolutionized medicine and increased costs. In its current state, diagnostic imaging can be seen as “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”.

Patient Portals: Should Patients Have Access to Images, Reports?

Patients can’t fully understand radiology reports. Referring physicians want to control when and how patients get their results. It’s technically difficult to give patients access to images. And the biggest concern for radiologists in allowing patients online access to reports? They’ll be inundated with patient phone calls. But as it turns out, for many practices, this most common fear isn’t founded in reality.

The 20 Largest Outpatient-imaging Center Chains: Consolidation Continues, Hospital Alignment Takes Root

While not exactly a stampede, the migration of hospitals into the freestanding outpatient imaging market is clearly underway.

Why We Should Think Twice About Getting A CT Scan

Radiation’s harmful effects on the body are the same no matter the source, yet we see some kinds of radiation as bad and others as good. We request CT scans from doctors, but we’d have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the Fukushima evacuation zone.

Why What You Think About Radiation Might Just Be Wrong

New evidence suggests those warnings about low-dose exposure in any setting were ill-founded.