CT is a cornerstone of radiologic imaging in the ED and its utilization has increased over time. CT turnaround times remain a frequent focus for improvement initiatives, especially in resource-limited safety net hospitals (SNH). Due to the critical nature of CT imaging in the care of acutely ill ED patients and significant resource limitations SNHs face, SNHs must focus on process improvements, ideally that unburden their technologists, over additional resources to meet increasing volumes and ri…
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Utilization of Mammography Screening in Female Veterans: Cross-Sectional Survey Results from the National Health Interview Survey
Although women are the fastest growing group of veterans across all military branches, there are limited data about mammography screening utilization in female veterans. Using a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, we evaluated the association between veteran status and mammography screening.
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Sustainability of Rideshare Programs to Promote Engagement of Underrepresented Populations in Breast Cancer Screening Trials.
Transportation barriers significantly limit participation in breast cancer screening trials among Hispanic women, exacerbating disparities in breast cancer outcomes and underrepresentation in clinical research. Rideshare programs have emerged as a potential solution, but their long-term sustainability remains underexplored. Understanding sustainability capacity is critical to ensuring these programs can address structural barriers, promote health equity, and improve outcomes for underserved popu…
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Multiple Lenses on Breast Imaging in Diverse Settings: Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide and is the most common cancer. According to The World Health Organization, “health equity is defined as the absence of unfair and avoidable or remediable differences in health among population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically.”Achieving health equity can address disparities in all arenas of medicine, including access to breast imaging and improving breast cancer outcomes. Thus, it is import…
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Patients’ Reported Preferences for Episode-Based Cost-Sharing Models: A Survey Study
Episode-based cost-sharing (EBCS), defined as prospectively set patients’ cost-sharing obligations for an entire episode of care, is proposed to reduce cost uncertainty for patients. We aimed to assess patient preferences for EBCS for three hypothetical care episodes: breast cancer screening (BCS), lung cancer screening (LCS) and childbirth.
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Current Challenges in Estimating the Pediatric Radiology Workforce and Access to Pediatric Radiology Care in the United States
According to a 2021 survey by the ACR Commission on Human Resources, pediatric radiology subspecialization, characterized by spending more than 25% of time in subspecialty work, was more common in larger practices [1]. This finding is particularly relevant given the significant health care needs of children in the United States. Approximately 74 million people under the age of 18 resided in the United States in 2021 [2], and around 4 million of these children were uninsured [3]. In 2024, the Chi…