Open AccessChanges in the Use and Costs of Diagnostic Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer, 1999-2006
Author(s) -
Michaela A. Dinan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2010.460
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , breast cancer , prostate cancer , lung cancer , colorectal cancer , positron emission tomography , medicare part b , magnetic resonance imaging , cancer registry , radiology , oncology , world wide web , computer science , payment
Emerging technologies, changing diagnostic and treatment patterns, and changes in Medicare reimbursement are contributing to increasing use of imaging in cancer. Imaging is the fastest growing expense for Medicare but has not been examined among beneficiaries with cancer.
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