[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness, 7-23-2020] The COVID-19 pandemic has left many private radiology practices questioning their future existence, according to a special report conducted by the Radiological Society of North America COVID-19 Task Force. Examination volumes, which private radiology practices depend on heavily for revenue, have dropped 40% – 90%, and the reduction is expected to … [Read more...]
Chest X-rays not reliable in diagnosing COVID-19 respiratory infections
[Reprinted: HealthCareBusiness, 4-21-2020] Performing a chest X-ray may do very little good diagnosing conditions that are the result of COVID-19, says a newly published study. Radiologists at the Ohio State University College of Medicine assert that chest X-rays are not reliable in diagnosing respiratory infections caused by the virus, based on an analysis which found such scans to be normal … [Read more...]