CD image import reduces unnecessary imaging exams in emergency rooms
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 00:30
in Health & Medicine
Each year, more than two million critically ill patients are transferred from one hospital emergency department to another for appropriate care. With the ability to successfully import data from a CD-ROM containing the patient's diagnostic medical images, hospitals may be able to significantly reduce unnecessary medical imaging tests, some of which expose patients to radiation. These findings are reported in a new study.