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Ambiguous Mammograms: An Emotional and Financial Burden
A study published in a supplement to the Journal of Women's Health looks to the widespread impact of newer screening technologies to improve outcomes.
One of every 7 women who undergo annual mammography screening for will be called back for follow-up tests.
These women can worry for days or weeks that the "suspicious" finding the radiologist has seen on their mammogram will be cancer. They might also incur direct and indirect medical costs.
A supplement to the September issue of the Journal of Women's Health highlights the burden, both financial and personal, of screening recall, and outlines some of the newer technologies for imaging the breast that could improve the accuracy of screening and make it more cost efficient.
"Our goal in is to find the most cancers at the lowest cost," Susan C. Harvey, MD, from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, told Medscape Medical News. "We want to up our value."
Link to report on Medscape: http://bit.ly/1mYRNe0
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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Texas Oncology to Roll Out Canopy for ePROs After Head-to-Head Pilot
March 18th 2025Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Public Policy and Strategy for Texas Oncology, said the practice received positive feedback from nurses and patients during a pilot that concluded in February.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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