Using the RIS and HIS electronic databases, follow-up mammograms over a 3-year period from 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2009 were collected and their report codes checked. All mammogram reports are coded using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS). All mammograms coded 3 and ...
"Age and therapy make sense as predictors of breast imaging, but it doesn't make sense that where you live makes a difference in whether you were likely to get a follow-up mammogram or high-cost imaging," Franc said. "What's actionable here is that we have these guidelines, but doctors...
Overall, 92 alerts (7.7%) lacked timely follow-up at 4 weeks; thus, the estimated rate of lack of timely follow-up was 0.07% of all diagnostic imaging tests performed. In these cases, we rereviewed the record a week after our initial call to determine if the HCPs took any follow-up ...
If you have ever received a call about an abnormal mammogram, you know it can be terrifying, but many of these scares turn out to be false-positives, meaning that after additional imaging or a biopsy, there is no cancer found. False-positive results are common, occurring in 10 to 12% ...
Women irradiated to the chest area at a young age (<35) would benefit from annual mammogram screening given the increased breast cancer risk. Magnetic resonance imaging can be considered, although there is a lack of data supporting its role in this population. Low-dose chest CT for lung ...
CONCLUSION: Follow-up imaging of post-mastectomy patients should include (i) USG of the mastectomy site, both axillary regions, and the contralateral breast, and (ii) MMG of the contralateral side. Ipsilateral axillary view MMG is not necessary. 展开 ...
People who needed testing after other preventive cancer screenings also racked up charges: half paid $155 or more for a biopsy after a suspicious result on a cervical cancer test; $100 was the average bill for a colonoscopy after a stool-based colorectal cancer test; and $424, on average...
But between 2010 and 2017, the study shows, women who got additional imaging and biopsies after their screening mammogram faced ever-rising out-of-pocket costs. The study is based on data from 325,900 women between the ages of 40 and 64 who have job-related health insurance and had 418...
WASHINGTON, DC: An annual mammogram is recommended after treatment for breast cancer, but nearly one-third of women diagnosed with breast cancer aren't receiving this follow-up exam, according to new findings presented at the 2016 Annual Clinical Congres
Screening mammograms for certain women have been free from out-of-pocket costs since the Affordable Care Act's provision took effect. But between 2010 and 2017, the study shows, women who got additional imaging and biopsies after their screening mammogram faced ever-rising out-of-pocket costs. ...