By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
  • Health
    • Mental Health
    Health
    Healthcare organizations are operating on slimmer profit margins than ever. One report in August showed that they are even lower than the beginning of the…
    Show More
    Top News
    mosquito misting spray to fight malaria
    Avoid Malaria with Mosquito Misting Systems
    June 12, 2023
    Medical Surveys
    Beyond the Clinic: Medical Surveys Are a Roadmap to Passive Income for Doctors
    September 23, 2023
    Glutathione
    What Are The Benefits of Glutathione?
    January 22, 2024
    Latest News
    6 Easy Healthcare Ways to Sit Less and Move More Every Day
    September 10, 2025
    7 Most Common Healthcare Accreditation Programs: Which Should You Use?
    August 20, 2025
    Hospital Pest Control and the Fight Against Superbugs
    August 20, 2025
    Hygiene Beyond The Clinic: Attention To Overlooked Non-Clinical Spaces
    August 13, 2025
  • Policy and Law
    • Global Healthcare
    • Medical Ethics
    Policy and Law
    Get the latest updates about Insurance policies and Laws in the Healthcare industry for different geographical locations.
    Show More
    Top News
    Tips for Older Travelers
    April 14, 2012
    Anti-RUC Suit Challenges Process for Setting Doc Pay Scales
    October 25, 2011
    Math Matters: Dosing Errors Can Be Deadly
    May 1, 2012
    Latest News
    Healthcare at a Crossroads: Why Leadership Matters More Than Ever
    September 9, 2025
    How Social Security Disability Shapes Access to Care and Everyday Health
    August 22, 2025
    How a DUI Lawyer Can Help When Your Future Health Feels Uncertain
    August 22, 2025
    How One Fall Can Lead to a Long Road of Medical Complications
    August 22, 2025
  • Medical Innovations
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Tech
Search
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Image Utilization Is On The Rise In The United States – Is It Good?
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Health Works Collective > eHealth > Image Utilization Is On The Rise In The United States – Is It Good?
eHealthTechnology

Image Utilization Is On The Rise In The United States – Is It Good?

MyBlogs
MyBlogs
Share
4 Min Read
SHARE

  According to new scientific research and data based on 135 million examinations, imaging utilization is increasing the adult patients. An important finding got published in JAMA after a team of physicians has been trying to reduce the use in the past few years.

Contents
  • The relevance or redundancy of medical imaging
    • The varied interpretations
    • Things to conclude from the findings

The relevance or redundancy of medical imaging

Advanced and accurate medical imagine always contributes to precise disease detection and enhanced treatment. It can also maximize the expenses and sometimes affects patients, for instance, with overdiagnosis, incidental findings, and anxiety. You can’t ignore the dangers of radiation linked with cancer. According to leading radiologists, research, and studies today, there are over 30% of the imaging examinations might be completely pointless. It might cost as much as $30 billion in the USA annually. To know more about this, you can check out Curt E. Liebman MD. It’s interesting to note that between 2000 to 2016, many integrated healthcare systems across the United States got tracked. There was a growth in ultrasound, MRI, and CT, and it’s still increasing recently. One relevant exception to this trend got detected in CT imaging reduction in Ontario. CT for children also witnessed a decline back in 2009 in the United States. Since, it has been increasing at a slow, gradual, and steady pace in recent years.

The varied interpretations

Medical experts and others note that regardless of the increase in utilization, initiatives got implemented to reduce the numbers. It comprises of efforts and guidelines which concentrated on the way to place correct imaging orders. Even though the guidelines got developed for imaging, it usually gets developed on an expert view instead of evidence. And all this doesn’t indicate a reduction in imaging. Also, the imaging examinations get adapted frequently to the clinical practice even before the proofs back up the use. And the moment it gets integrated into the practice, it is challenging to withdraw the process. Hence, it isn’t surprising that imaging rates haven’t declined to a high degree, despite various clinical initiatives and policies aiming it imaging reduction—however, the clinically acceptable practice changes over some time. Medical experts and radiologists also noted that spreading the word might have a positive impact. It’s because physicians, from time to time, have updated people about the dangers of radiation for children. Today, the growth in MRI for children reflects increased public awareness concerning radiation dangers.

Things to conclude from the findings

As medical experts, radiologists, and individuals, it is essential to make sense of these findings. When you know that image utilization is maximizing, it indicates a vital step towards our collective objective, i.e., medical imaging is necessary. Also, counting on the imaging assessments is much simple than evaluating the imaging results. And it is precisely where medical experts and radiologists need to devote more time and attention. There are studies and medical reports with informative data and insightful perspectives that can help the imaging researchers to work on these lines. It is essential to decide on “how appropriate” and “how much” of imaging is necessary. Also, medical experts should be able to state the way it has enhanced patient outcomes. Once these findings fall in place, medical imaging will have a better organization.

More Read

online patient reviews
Patient Reviews: Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater!
Doctor’s Office of the Future Meets Office of the Past
Continuous Partial Attention
Harnessing the Power of Technology to Shape the Future of Proactive Health and Disease Diagnostics
The Real Reason Some Doctors Fear Social Media
TAGGED:healthHealth Information TechnologyHealth ITImageimage utilizationimage utilizingimagingtechnology
Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
Share
By MyBlogs
Follow:
Silvia Watson is a freelance content writer. She has written many good and informative articles on different categories. She is a featured author at various authoritative blogs in the health and fitness industry and currently associated as a blogger with  https://www.countingsheep.net/

Stay Connected

1.5kFollowersLike
4.5kFollowersFollow
2.8kFollowersPin
136kSubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

a woman walking on the hallway
6 Easy Healthcare Ways to Sit Less and Move More Every Day
Health
September 9, 2025
Clinical Expertise
Healthcare at a Crossroads: Why Leadership Matters More Than Ever
Global Healthcare
September 9, 2025
travel nurse in north carolina
Balancing Speed and Scope: Choosing the Nursing Degree That Fits Your Goals
Nursing
September 1, 2025
intimacy
How to Keep Intimacy Comfortable as You Age
Relationship and Lifestyle Senior Care
September 1, 2025

You Might also Like

Is Working in Telemedicine a Good Option for You?
DiagnosticseHealthRemote DiagnosticsWellness

Is Working in Telemedicine a Good Option for You?

May 6, 2016

Daycare Telemedicine Pilot

July 9, 2012
Image
Policy & LawSocial Media

Social Media Laws – Really?

January 4, 2013
hipaa-compliant answering services
Policy & Law

5 Benefits Of HIPAA-Compliant Answering Services

March 28, 2023
Subscribe
Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Follow US
© 2008-2025 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?