Medical Imaging Use Rates

Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479136/

Annual and relative imaging rates by imaging modality, country, and age (children [<18 years], adults [18-64 years], and older adults [≥65 years]). Results: Overall, 135 774 532 imaging examinations were included; 5 439 874 (4%) in children, 89 635 312 …

Medical Imaging Rates Continue to Rise Despite Push to …

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/09/415286/medical-imaging-rates-continue-rise-despite-push-reduce-their-use

This concerns researchers because medical imaging is widely believed to be overused. The study, published Sept. 3, 2019, in the Journal of the American Medical …

Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749213

Trends in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization among Medicare …

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2019191116

Medical scanning rates continue to rise …

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/medical-scanning-rates-continue-rise-despite-health-risks

Rates of imaging accelerated after initially dropping in many cases. For example, the rate of growth …

Medical imaging rates continue to rise despite push to reduce …

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Rates of imaging accelerated after initially dropping in many cases. For example, the rate of growth in CT scans among the elderly was 9.5 percent in 2000 …

Medical imaging rates continue to increase despite broad …

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Rates of imaging accelerated after initially dropping in many cases. For example, the rate of growth in CT scans among the elderly was 9.5 percent in 2000 …

Medical Image Exchange in the Cloud: A More Efficient …

https://healthmanagement.org/c/hospital/issuearticle/medical-image-exchange-in-the-cloud-a-more-efficient-way

The study results suggest that much more work needs to be done to contain imaging use rates and determine whether the imaging that is used is appropriate. The study also …

JAMA: Medical imaging use rates continue to rise - AuntMinnie.com

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The study included 135.8 million imaging exams, 4% of which were of children (patients younger than 18), 66% in adults (ages 18 to 64), and 30% in older …

Despite Financial Incentives, Medical Imaging Rates …

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September 05, 2019 - Reducing reimbursement rates and implementing broad campaigns among physician groups has done little to decelerate medical imaging rates, …