Simple change results in fewer unnecessary imaging exams for patients

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 05:41 in Health & Medicine

A new rule preventing medical support staff from completing orders for outpatient imaging exams that were likely to be negative resulted in a marked decrease in low-yield exams for patients, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Radiology...

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