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Staying Abreast in Breast Imaging

Unnatural Selection: A Health Care Imperative
April 8, 2008 9:29 AM by Gerald Kolb
In my last blog I briefly discussed the growing reimbursement challenge of breast MRI, positing a catch-22 between the recommended use of breast MRI, and reimbursement for the study. This blog will suggest an alternative approach that will provide the Read More...
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Breast MRI: A Technology Trap?
March 24, 2008 4:05 PM by Gerald Kolb
In the early ‘90s Congress mandated mammography for payment by Medicare, and the requirement of coverage gradually came to apply to most health insurers. Few will remember today, but crucial testimony in this process came from Richard Bird, MD, a Carolina Read More...
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