Oversight of Radiology services by advice from other professions

With some frequency, it is reported that professional councils outside the field of medicine have extrapolated their functions, supervising radiology services, requesting documents and formulating unfounded demands. In this perspective, service owners and administrators must know the legislation that deals with the subject, as well as the position of our courts in this regard, in order to … Continue lendo

Recommendation on payment for DR and CR type digital mammography

Digital mammography is a system in which the film is replaced by detectors that convert the X-ray into an electrical signal. The terms “CR” and “DR” are used to differentiate the types of detectors, with “CR” being synonymous with “Computerized Radiography” and “DR” with “Digital Radiography”. The CR system uses a photostimulable detector, which … Continue lendo