CMS's landmark decision on CT colonography--examining the relevant data.

作者： Sanket S. Dhruva , Steve E. Phurrough , Marcel E. Salive , Rita F. Redberg

关键词: Insurance coverage 、 Medical physics 、 Medicare beneficiary 、 Government regulation 、 Landmark 、 Evidence-based medicine 、 Cancer screening 、 Medicaid 、 Medicine

摘要: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently decided to deny coverage of CT colonography cancer screening, concluding that “the evidence is inadequate.” Dr. Sanket Dhruva colleagues write this a long-overdue step toward meaningful validation clinical-trial in beneficiaries.