Medical imaging can be a key step in the diagnosis and treatment of an injured worker, but a recent debate has raised questions about whether poor quality imaging is complicating workers’ comp claims.
Ted Smith started the discussion with an opinion column about the impacts of aging equipment used to perform MRIs or CT scans. Imaging facilities may lag in replacing the machines due to their high cost, said Smith, who is senior vice president of national sales at Priority Care Solutions, a division of Genex Services.
“The age of imaging equipment can play a significant role in the...
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