Kentucky is ranked eighth in the U.S. in logging the most lung screening exams. Norton Healthcare’s Center of Excellence Lung Cancer Screening Program has experienced success in usage and appropriateness. 2016 screening program statistics Norton Healthcare performed 28 percent of Kentucky’s lung cancer screenings and 1.5 percent of those in the U.S. Appropriateness rate is…
On Jan. 1, Norton Healthcare set a new competitive pricing strategy for MRI/CT diagnostic imaging procedures at all of our locations. The change in pricing keeps Norton Healthcare competitive with the area’s free-standing facilities. Insurers, such as Anthem and Humana, use software systems to target scheduled procedures, such as MRIs and CTs, based on price…