Despite increased demand for imaging services, high costs leave providers scrambling — 3 insights

Buffalo Business First released its list of the largest Buffalo (N.Y.) Diagnostic Imaging Centers, finding while demand is up for imaging services so is cost.

Here's what you should know:

1. Of the top 10 imaging providers, seven had more patients in 2017 than in 2016. However, dropping reimbursement and added costs are restricting growth.

2. Buffalo-based Erie Medical Center's Joseph Cirillo said, "We are busier than ever with decreasing reimbursement." A sentiment echoed by Buffalo-based Dent Neurologic Institute's Joseph Fritz, who said, "Cost-cutting in medical imaging has been too extreme. Together with extensive preauthorizations, access to important diagnostic insights is hampered, ultimately delaying treatment."

3. Buffalo-based Catholic Health saw the most imaging patients in 2017. The system had 486,798 total patients, with 160,163 of those being outpatient.

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