CT Scan Use Surging in Hospital ERs
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CT Scan Use Surging in Hospital ERs
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Most Recently Shared on November 30, 2010 at 2:40 am By:
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Heart CT scans in ER saves hospitals money: study - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said on Monday. Chest pain is the most common reason people visit the emergency room, yet 85 percent of the time, it is not related to a heart problem. The usual course of events when a patient with chest pain checks into the emergency room starts with an electrocardiogram, or EKG, a no” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 2:48 pm By:
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Heart CT scans in ER saves hospitals money: study | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said on” View full resource at reuters.com
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CT scans gain popularity in the ER - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of CT scans in the emergency room more than quadrupled over recent decades, with more than one in eight patients getting the tests in 2007, according to a new study.” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
Most Recently Shared on August 28, 2011 at 1:45 am By:
Dr. Alex Lewis Doctor, Dermatologist, and Physician
Overuse of CT scans in ERs. Hint: Hospital gets paid a lot ER groups want to keep their contract http://t.co/2D0dvts #medical #expense
Medical News: CT Scanning in ERs Up Sharply - in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “The use of computed tomography (CT) scanning in U.S. hospital emergency departments rose by more than a factor of three over a 12-year period, researchers reported.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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Medical News: CT Scanning in ERs Up Sharply - in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “The use of computed tomography (CT) scanning in U.S. hospital emergency departments rose by more than a factor of three over a 12-year period, researchers reported.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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HealthDay Articles
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Most Recently Shared on November 30, 2010 at 8:27 pm By:
Wayne Guerra Emergency Physician, Physician, and Doctor
CT scan use in ERs has increased 6 fold. http://bit.ly/hGHAto Ask your doctor if you really need that scan.
CT Scan Use Surging in Hospital ERs - MSN Health - Headaches and Migraines
health.msn.com — “Study authors extol benefits but note concerns about increasing exposure to high-dose ionizing radiation” View full resource at health.msn.com
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CT Scans CAN Be Cost Effective (and Save Lives) in Emergency Situations
lowradiationdosect.com — “A recent study found that the use of CT scanners and other advanced imaging machines in U.S. hospital emergency departments tripled between 1998 and 2007, resulting in higher costs and longer emergency room stays.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2010 at 10:48 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: "What is inappropriate CT use in some settings may be appropriate in the ER setting." Read more: http://bit.ly/c9qn2k
Dramatic increase in CT, MRI scans for ER patients - FierceHealthcare
fiercehealthcare.com — “The use of CT scans or MRIs in emergency departments nearly tripled over a 10-year period without a corresponding change in the prevalence of life-threatening conditions among ER patients, according... Read more...” View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com
Most Recently Shared on October 6, 2010 at 6:58 pm By:
The use of MRI and CT scans in emergency departments has nearly tripled in just 10 years... http://ow.ly/2Pz5R #hospital #ER #MRI #CT
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