July 24, 2025
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found increased utilization of screening mammography as well as an increased share of this screening through digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) following Missouri’s legislative expansion of mammography screening coverage. Effective 2019, Missouri law changed to require coverage for (1) annual screening mammography beginning at age 40 (previously Read More
July 17, 2025
A new JACR study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine visits led to significantly lower use of diagnostic imaging compared to similar in-person visits, highlighting telemedicine’s potential effect on follow-up medical care. Read More
July 9, 2025
A new study published in CHEST finds that Medicare beneficiaries who participated in a shared decision-making visit with their healthcare provider prior to their initial lung cancer screening were significantly more likely to adhere to recommended annual follow-up screenings over a four-year period. Read More
April 17, 2025
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found evidence that a new diagnosis of sarcopenia, a potentially reversible disease with low muscle mass and strength, often coincides with an abdominal CT study. Increasing opportunistic evaluation of abdominal CT scans could facilitate diagnosis of sarcopenia and ultimately improve patient care. Read More
April 2, 2025
A new Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that 43.6% of office-based imaging studies were interpreted by the ordering provider, with 58.5% interpreted within the ordering provider’s practice. Self-interpretation rates varied by specialty and imaging modality. Published in the AJR, the study analyzed over 1.6 million Medicare imaging claims from 2022. Read More
