Ukraine's Health Ministry plan to regulate private MRI, CT centers threatens patient access – experts
The Health Ministry's initiative to ban private MRI and CT centers operating on the premises of municipal hospitals in Ukraine from receiving payments directly from patients threatens patients' access to diagnostic imaging, participants in a press conference held at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Tuesday said.
Ukraine's Health Ministry plans to regulate private MRI and CT centers operating within municipal hospitals, potentially limiting patients' access to essential diagnostic imaging services. Participants at a press conference in Kiev on Tuesday expressed concern over the proposal.
According to Anna Kravets, medical director of Apparatus Medicine LLC, modern diagnostic imaging encompasses more than just having a CT or MRI machine at a medical facility. Private diagnostic centers have invested significant resources over the years, building strong teams of radiologists, purchasing and maintaining equipment, developing specialized protocols, and ensuring quality control.
However, not every hospital possesses enough specialists or the necessary clinical experience to perform the full range of complex examinations, Kravets explained. She emphasized that for patients, simply finding an available scanner is not sufficient.
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