Question 1. Is the CMS policy that requires documenting shared decision-making for lung cancer screening even working?

Last week CMS dug in with its decision to put off finalizing an alternative value-based payment model for radiation oncology services to “a date to be determined through future rulemaking.”

One radiologist is being held liable for a patient’s injuries due to a “breach of standard of care” despite another radiologist also missing the same significant finding, Canadian Lawyer reports. 

For this reason, these patients may need pointed guidance upon ED discharge lest cancers go undetected in early stages.  

A new study out of Korea found that an increase in alcohol consumption is linked with a higher risk for all cancers, including alcohol-related cancers.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is tapping Cleveland Clinic as a way to make sure Pelican State families have ready access to board-certified pediatric radiologists.

Almost 10 of every 1,000 patients evaluated for trauma injuries in 2018 received CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis to supply a diagnostic view of, in essence, the entire torso.

To promote the legitimacy of their products, companies most often tout their partnerships with medical and academic institutions, in addition to their applications’ legal approvals.