Key Takeaways Maryland has become the first state to require mammography centers to notify patients when breast arterial calcification is identified on their mammograms, bringing an incidental imaging finding increasingly associated with cardiovascular disease directly to patients’ attention. This policy move directly affects clinician-to-clinician and clinician-to-patient communication, which is often conducted asynchronously via digital channels. […]
Key Takeaways Maryland has become the first state to require mammography centers to notify patients when breast arterial calcification is identified on their mammograms, bringing an incidental imaging finding increasingly associated with cardiovascular disease directly to patients’ attention. This policy move directly affects clinician-to-clinician and clinician-to-patient communication, which is often conducted asynchronously via digital channels. […]
