http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/should-medicare-cover-virtual.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/11/should-medicare-cover-virtual.html#comment-88203 Anonymous Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/11/should-medicare-cover-a-virtual-colonoscopy.html#comment-88203 Once again you are forgetting that the radiologists trying to get virtual colonscopies covered isn't the problem here. The radiologist don't control the patient referrals. If the primary care or GI docs think the patient would benefit from a virtual scope than that's what they'll order. The radiologists won't get a "bigger piece of the pie" unless someone else sends a piece their way. <br/>The GI specialists won't start sending business the radiologist's way just because VC's are covered now. They'll simply buy a CT and do it themselves!!! It is the referral patterns that are the problem. NOT turf wars. Once again you are forgetting that the radiologists trying to get virtual colonscopies covered isn’t the problem here. The radiologist don’t control the patient referrals. If the primary care or GI docs think the patient would benefit from a virtual scope than that’s what they’ll order. The radiologists won’t get a “bigger piece of the pie” unless someone else sends a piece their way.
The GI specialists won’t start sending business the radiologist’s way just because VC’s are covered now. They’ll simply buy a CT and do it themselves!!! It is the referral patterns that are the problem. NOT turf wars.

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