The May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) examines current trends in mammography utilization in the Medicare population - specifically, how digital mammography may be affecting the rate of women being screened for breast cancer, as well as validating data from recent reports that a decline in the overall screening rate for women over age 40 exists.
Recent Trends in Mammography Utilization in the Medicare Population: Is There a Cause for Concern? is authored by Vijay M. Rao, M.D., David C. Levin, M.D., Laurence Parker, Ph.D., and Andrea J. Frangos, M.S., and uses data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - which supplies insight into utilization, types of examinations, and providers of services - rather than only survey data, which does not distinguish a difference between screening and diagnostic mammography, from which to draw conclusions.
source: Medicexchange, UK
4.27.2008
Should we be concerned about mammography utilization in the Medicare population?
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