Comparative Effectiveness Research Could Slow Adoption Of Imaging Innovations
Main Category: MRI / PET / UltrasoundAlso Included In: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Article Date: 25 Mar 2009 - 0:00 PDT
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Advocates of high-tech medical imaging warn the technological engine that helped transform diagnostic medicine with MRI, ultrasound, and CT could slow if the federal authorities move forward with broad-based comparative effectiveness research requirements.
The economic stimulus plan included $1.1 billion that supporters of comparative effectiveness studies say is the first step in efforts to require proof of cost-effectiveness before new techniques are approved for payment.
Critics worry time-consuming comparative-effectiveness trials will delay adoption of potentially life-saving techniques.
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