With big names in European and Brazilian Radiology, the ESOR AIMS Course will be held on August 25th and 26th, at the Associação Médica de Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte (MG). Registration is open at http://www.cursoesor.com.br. The official language is English and there will be no simultaneous translation. The result of a partnership signed a few years ago… Continue lendo
The Breast module of the Brazilian Congress of Radiology (CBR 17) has a partnership with the Ibero-American Society of Breast Imaging (SIBIM) in its organization, an important ally to contribute with differentiated and quality content. doctor Melcior Sentis, president of the entity, gave an interview about this performance. Currently, Dr. Sentis is a senior consulting radiologist … Continue lendo
Dr. Deborah Shatzkes, who will be one of the speakers in the Head and Neck module at the XLVI Brazilian Congress of Radiology (CBR 17), which will take place from October 12th to 14th, in Curitiba (PR), gave a brief interview about her visit to the event. “This will be the second time I go to the College event; … Continue lendo
The Doctor. Antonio Carlos Matteoni de Athayde, president of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) in 2015 and 2016, became, on July 14th, by unanimous vote, president-elect of the Latin American Federation of Societies of Ultrasonography (Flaus). The fact occurred in an assembly held during the XVIII Congress of the entity, … Continue lendo
The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) supports the note to society issued by the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) and the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) on July 13, 2017 (https://amb.org. br/noticias/amb/amb-e-cfm-rebatem-comentarios-pejorativos-do-minister-ricardo-barros-e-ressaltam-verdade-sobre-gestao-do-sus/), in which our representative entities contest a recent declaration of Mr. Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros. Board of the CBR
In recent years, much has been said about new forms of remuneration to face rising health costs. The Fee for service system, which was established over the years, is being extremely questioned, because, with the aging of the population and new technologies, the cost of health care has shown an increasing curve. That … Continue lendo
A subject that always comes back to the agenda in consultations formulated by the members of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) refers to the performance of exams and the elaboration of reports without a medical request. After all, is it allowed or not to carry out tests and prepare the respective report without a medical request? Such conduct can… Continue lendo
The best-known tables used as a reference in the Brazilian market in the supplementary health segment are: the Brazilian Hierarchical Classification of Medical Procedures (CBHPM), Unified Supplementary Health Terminology (TUSS) and Rol of the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) to determine coverage mandatory minimum of procedures. In none of them are there exams that overlap, or … Continue lendo
Professionals in our specialty have been treated unfairly in relation to the receipt of fees by health plans for decades. Due to the fact that our procedures are part of Chapter IV of the Hierarchical Brazilian Classification of Medical Procedures (CBHPM), “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures”, we were not contemplated with the increase of 100% in the medical fees for patients … Continue lendo
On October 11th, the eve of the start of the XLVI Brazilian Congress of Radiology (CBR 17), the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) will hold in Curitiba (PR) one more exam to obtain the Title of Specialist in Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis and Imaging Diagnosis with exclusive performance in Ultrasound … Continue lendo
