A single ICD-10 code, a missing modifier or a misclassified procedure intent can shift a colonoscopy from a fully covered preventive service to a medically necessary diagnostic one, which could change ...
Background Overuse of diagnostic testing substantially contributes to healthcare expenses and potentially exposes patients to unnecessary harm. Our objective was to systematically identify and examine ...
The major challenge in prostate cancer screening is not just to find more cancer cases, but to identify the cancers that are ...
A simple PCR of mouth rinse may serve as a useful non-invasive test in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia compared with ...
Even as biomarker testing has become increasingly important for selecting the right lung cancer treatment, the time it takes to order these tests hasn't improved. Overall, the time from biopsy to ...
Kelly Burch is a journalist who has covered health topics for more than 10 years. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and more. Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is ...
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