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The Radiologist functions in a larger environment
governed on the state and federal levels. The
Radiological Society of New Jersey plays a key role
in creating and maintaining a rewarding environment
to practice Radiology in New Jersey. As the practice
of Radiology becomes busier, the relationship
between the RSNJ and various governmental agencies
on the state and federal levels becomes increasingly
important. The effort Radiologists put into training
and into the daily performance of Radiology demand a
favorable environment in which to work. The
Radiological Society of New Jersey is instrumental
in providing and maintaining this environment.
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The RSNJ also provides opportunities for practicing
Radiologists to maintain and expand their expertise,
by providing state of the art lectures given as part
of our annual and semi-annual meetings.
Dues paid to the RSNJ are money well spent. Time
given to the RSNJ is well worth the effort.
Radiologists are encouraged to join the Radiological
Society of New Jersey and to get involved in the
workings of the RSNJ, for their own benefit as well
as the benefit of all practicing Radiologists in New
Jersey.
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RSNJ Position on Breast Cancer Screening
Breast
Density Toolkit
RSNJ
Physician Sample Letter Regarding
BME Requirement for End of Life Care
RSNJ Letter
to Horizon BC/BS Regarding
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
The New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons
celebrates
Breast
Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day this
October
To view the Radiological Society of New
Jersey Breast Density Information web page,
click the button below.
IMPORTANT
UPDATE FOR RADIOLOGISTS:
Reporting Requirements for Radiologists
Effective May 1, 2014
New Jersey has
become the 14th state to pass breast density
notification legislation, joining the ranks
of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,
Maryland, New York, Nevada, North Carolina,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia. The law will apply to all
contracts and policies of insurance that are
delivered, issued, executed or renewed or
approved for issuance or renewal in New
Jersey on or after May 1st.
The law, in
relevant part, requires health insurers to
provide health benefits coverage for an
ultrasound evaluation, a magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) scan, a three-dimensional
mammography, or other additional testing of
an entire breast or breasts, after a
baseline mammogram examination, (1) if the
mammogram demonstrates extremely dense
breast tissue, (2) if the mammogram is
abnormal within any degree of breast density
including not dense, moderately dense,
heterogeneously dense, or extremely dense
breast tissue, or (3) if the patient has
additional risk factors for breast cancer,
including but not limited to, (a) family
history of breast cancer, (b) prior personal
history of beast cancer, (c) positive
genetic testing, (d) extremely dense breast
tissue based on the Breast Imaging Reporting
and Data System established by the American
College of Radiology, or (e) other
indications as determined by the patient�s
health care provider. The additional testing
may be subject to utilization review for
medical necessity.
Most
importantly and impacting your practice,
effective May 1, 2014, a facility that
provides a mammography report pursuant to
the federal Mammography Quality Standard Act
must include the following information, at a
minimum, in the mammography report sent to
the patient and the patient�s health care
provider:
Your mammogram may show
that you have dense breast tissue as determined by
the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
established by the American College of Radiology.
Dense breast tissue is very common and is not
abnormal. However, in some cases, dense breast
tissue can make it harder to find cancer on a
mammogram and may also be associated with a risk
factor for breast cancer. Discuss this and other
risks for breast cancer that pertain to your
personal medical history with our health care
provider. A report of your results was sent to your
health care provider. You may also find more
information about breast density at the website of
the American College of Radiology,
www.acr.org.
The bill
provides that the information on breast
density included in mammography reports will
not impose a standard of care obligation
upon a patient�s health care provider. The
law stipulates that the information in the
report is intended to increase awareness of
breast cancer and help facilitate a
conversation between a patient and a
patient�s health care provider regarding the
patient�s risks for breast cancer.
The health
benefits coverage requirements apply to
health, hospital, and medical service
corporations; commercial, individual, and
group health insurers; health maintenance
organizations; and health benefits plans
issued pursuant to the New Jersey Individual
Health Coverage and Small Employer Health
Benefits Programs. The requirements for
coverage also apply to the State Health
Benefits Program, which by law requires
similar health benefits coverage under the
School Employees� Health Benefits Program.
For
additional information, contact:
John D. Fanburg, Esq.
jfanburg@bracheichler.com
(973) 403-3107
Radiological
Society of New Jersey
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