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NewsStudy: Annual mammograms unnecessary, harmful
Due to a high likelihood of receiving a false-positive result, researchers at the University of California San Francisco have determined that annual mammograms for women are unnecessary. More than 50 Read more...
CAD use for breast cancer patients leads to unnecessary tests
Despite its widespread use for detecting tumors in breast cancer patients, computer-aided detection (CAD) technology actually does a poor job of finding such tumors. Patients, because of this, are Read more...
EMRs can't solve management problems
In theory, the following couldn't happen if we had a complete, interoperable national electronic medical records system. Patients who were seen at a Brooklyn imaging center have been … Read more...NYC to distribute EMR at no costIn a move heralded as a first of its kind, this week New York City officials announced plans to give free EMR technology to medical practices for whom 30 percent or more of their patient encounters are Medicaid-insured or uninsured. City officials say that they're the first state or large local government they're aware of which has tried this strategy (though states are arguably moving in this direction with e-prescribing technology). The city will distribute the software to about 1,500 … Read more...New Orleans clinics connect to charity hospitalsDespite the widespread disorder in the healthcare system in New Orleans, at least one aspect of the system is working better than in many other parts of the country. Since 1999, a group of outpatient clinics for the uninsured has run a federally-funded network linking the clinics with the hospitals, saving a great deal of time and money which used to be wasted in the past. Previously, when doctor at the Daughers of Charity clinics wanted to order hospital-based tests such as mammograms or … Read more... | Press ReleasesJordan Hospital Breast Center Recommends Annual MammogramsA response to a recent research study in the Annals of Internal Medicine PLYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In the October 18, 2011 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine, a research study on Read more >> National Survey Reveals That a False Positive Experience Does Not Deter Women from Having Additional Tests to Find CancerResults Suggest That 9 Out of 10 Women Have Greater Anxiety Associated with a Potential Life-Threatening “Missed Positive” Than a “False Positive” WOODBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A national survey Read more >> Latest Healthcare Cost Transparency Index Reveals Pricing Disparities Among Most Referred Imaging ServicesCosts of CT and PET scans, MRIs, Ultrasounds and Mammograms Range Widely Between and Within Regions Across the U.S. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cost associated with health care imaging Read more >> Farmers & Merchants Bank Presents YWCA North Orange County with Funds for Mammograms for the UnderservedFULLERTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farmers & Merchants Bank (F&M) donated $3,750 to the YWCA North Orange County as part of the non-profit’s annual meeting on June 25 at the Fullerton Read more >> U-Systems, Inc. Raises $6.5M Additional FundingInternal Funding Round will Enable Completion of Breast Ultrasound Screening Application, Completion of the SOMO-INSIGHT Clinical Study and Fuel Next Generation Technology Development SUNNYVALE, Read more >> |
