RadNet testing three retail in-store breast cancer screening operations
RadNet executives will spend the next 18 months learning what does and doesn't work for operating small in-store retail breast cancer screening clinics in three areas of the U.S.
In early December 2023, the first of RadNet's three pilot MammogramNow clinics opened in a Walmart Supercenter in Milford, DE. Two more screening clinics are planned to open in 2024 in Walmart: one in Phoenix, AZ, the other in Hanford, CA, according to the company.
Tim Merchant, national director of screening networks and population health strategy for RadNet, said the Delaware location expands RadNet's statewide breast cancer screening network farther south in Delaware and adds an AI-enabled retail screening-only clinic to the multisite Delaware Imaging Network.
In-store screening clinics
The three Walmart Supercenter-based breast cancer screening pilot programs were planned in three types of markets, Merchant explained. Milford is a small town of about 11,500 people, according to its website. Hanford has a population of about 70,000, Phoenix about 1.65 million.
"In Delaware, we saw the ability to expand with the goal to provide statewide coverage," Merchant told AuntMinnie.com. "We believe the vast majority of patients that come in will have some kind of [insurance] coverage. We're currently working to find ways to support patients that don't have insurance. We want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to get screened."
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Artificial Intelligence Breast Imaging Source Type: news
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