The Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR), in a joint initiative with the Brazilian Association of Diagnostic Medicine (Abramed), submitted a Technical Note to the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) regarding the sustainability of diagnostic imaging in supplementary health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The document is signed by presidents Dr. Rubens Chojniak (CBR) and Dr. Cesar Nomura (Abramed), and cross-references data from the Atlas of Radiology in Brazil 2025, the Abramed Panel \u2013 The DNA of Diagnosis, and public sector databases to analyze trends impacting the network responsible for serving 52 million beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Context of the analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The data demonstrate an important reality: although the volume of imaging exams has grown significantly in recent years, the share of diagnostic imaging in total healthcare expenses for supplementary health services has been decreasing. This proves that the sector is not a vector of cost pressure on the system. Conventional radiography (X-rays), the modality with the lowest unit cost, is presented in the document as a demonstrative case of risk that deserves preventive attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Central proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Given this scenario, the Technical Note proposes to the ANS (National Agency for Supplementary Health) the creation of a Working Group (WG), or technical committee, within the Directorate of Standards and Product Qualification (DIPRO). The idea is for the CBR (Brazilian College of Radiology) to act as a technical interlocutor for the specialty, to analyze the risks to the network associated with and the sustainability of diagnostic imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This initiative aligns with the Agency's strategic priorities regarding the monitoring of the quality and adequacy of the healthcare network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Institutional positioning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The drafting of this Technical Note reflects the spirit of institutional dialogue<\/strong> which has characterized the relationship between CBR and ANS, including the recent dialogue that resulted in the inclusion of evolutionary reports and the revision of the list of procedures with mandatory coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CBR reaffirms its commitment to the three-pronged approach. access, quality of care and sustainability of the system<\/strong>, and will continue to contribute technically to solutions that preserve the integrity of the Brazilian diagnostic network.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" O Col\u00e9gio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagn\u00f3stico por Imagem (CBR), em iniciativa conjunta com a Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Medicina Diagn\u00f3stica (Abramed), encaminhou \u00e0 Ag\u00eancia Nacional de Sa\u00fade Suplementar (ANS) uma Nota T\u00e9cnica sobre a sustentabilidade do diagn\u00f3stico por imagem na sa\u00fade suplementar. O documento \u00e9 assinado pelos presidentes Dr. Rubens Chojniak (CBR) e Dr. Cesar … Keep reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":13906,"featured_media":55674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,10],"tags":[50,665,111,96],"class_list":["post-55673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assunto-legal","category-institucional","tag-cbr","tag-cbr_radiologia","tag-diagnostico-por-imagem","tag-radiologia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55675,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55673\/revisions\/55675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbr.org.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}