Health care companies often disqualify professionals who provide services to them without any justification. To this end, they use a generic provision present in all contracts of this nature, which allows the termination of the agreement without just cause. The issue has already been brought to the attention of the Judiciary by harmed professionals, who argue … Continue lendo
On the last 28th of July, the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) was again present at a discussion held between entities mobilized against tax increases, held at the headquarters of the Federation of Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories of the State of São Paulo Paulo (FEHOESP), in the capital of São Paulo.
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
We receive, with some frequency, questions from associates in the following sense: can the radiologist suggest, in his report, the performance of complementary exams? The answer is, in fact, affirmative: the conduct of the radiologist who inserts, in his report, a suggestion regarding the need for complementary methods is fully ethical. This is exactly the understanding expressed in the opinion … Continue lendo
The Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) released an opinion on the use of WhatsApp between doctors and also professionals and their patients. Document No. 14/2017 is signed by the reporting member Emmanuel Fortes S. Cavalcanti. After a broad approach on the subject, the opinion, in its conclusion, highlights the private character of the exchanged contents: … Continue lendo
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a review on May 22 stating that there is no evidence that gadolinium remaining in the body after administration of contrast in MRI scans has negative health effects. However, according to the document, the announcement is unlikely to finalize … Continue lendo
