Radiology benefit managers adversely affect referring physicians, study suggests

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

which provide prior authorization for imaging services using proprietary algorithms to determine appropriateness — shift significant costs to physicians and have the potential to either increase or decrease societal costs, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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