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More Imaging-Related Studies

by Kevin Roche on Friday, May 7, 2010

Imaging services have been labeled one of the “bad boys” of health care, but a review of recently published studies shows that while there are negative aspects to use of imaging, it has benefits as well.

Tags: Diagnostics, Health Care Costs

2010 Potpourri XIII

by Kevin Roche on Saturday, April 17, 2010

More exotic gleamings from the world of health care, including self-directed care, telemedicine, point-of-care diagnostics, HCA, doctor-patient interactions and socio-economic factors in health outcomes.

Tags: Care Management, Consumers, Diagnostics, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Telemedicine

Genetic Testing Overview

by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, December 23, 2009

AHRQ released its annual update of the genetic testing landscape, identifying new tests and discussing trends in this segment, which is at the forefront of personalized medicine.

Tags: Diagnostics, Personalized Medicine

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Last week in Australia, investment insiders shared rumors that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was interested in acquiring Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

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In a little-noticed provision buried deep in the sweeping new health care bill, Congress decreed that Medicare shall pay $97 for each test, instead of $50

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Doctors are turning to genetic testing in an effort to identify and prevent heart problems in patients who seem healthy but may be at risk because of a family history of heart diseases.

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The number of $2,000 PET imaging tests done for elderly cancer patients rose by more than one- third each year from 1999 to 2006, driving up treatment costs

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Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes