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01.03.2020 | Commentary
Promoting imaging appropriateness in pediatric radiology
verfasst von:
Cory M. Pfeifer
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 3/2020
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Excerpt
Appropriate utilization of radiology resources has become an important topic in medicine. Not only does inappropriate ordering of radiology exams increase health care costs, but it potentially exposes people to unnecessary radiation. This issue is crucial in pediatric radiology and has formed the core of the Image Gently initiative [
1‐
3]. The concept of imaging appropriateness is so entrenched in health care policy that clinical decision support will soon be mandatory for advanced imaging studies under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 [
4]. …