tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 24

RADIOLOGY: Imaging Interpretations - Turf War or Patient Safety Issue?

Uncontrolled spending could lead to restrictions A battle is brewing over who has the right to interpret imaging tests such as MRIs, CAT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays. On one side are radiologists, who claim that they alone have the years of training to read these scans. Nonradiologists do a poor job of interpreting imaging tests, and have a built-in incentive to order too many tests because they own their own equipment, they say. On the other side, representatives of other specialties say patients will suffer if they have to wait for a radiologist to interpret their imaging tests. There's...

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