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- 10.29.09
Greater Use of In-Patient Diagnostic Imaging Improves Patient Outcomes Without Significantly Impacting Costs
Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes in more than 100 hospitals nationwide published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR)…