Can academic radiology departments become more efficient and cost less?

Radiology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 405-410

  Seltzer, Steven E ^a   Saini, Sanjay ^b   Bramson, Robert T ^b   Kelly, Pauline ^a   Levine, Leonard ^b   Chiango, Brian F ^a   Jordan, Patrick ^b   Seth, Alpha ^c   Elton, Jeff ^c   Elrick, Jean ^b   Rosenthal, Daniel ^b   Holman, B Leonard ^a   Thrall, James H ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics, medical; Education; Radiology and radiologists, socioeconomic issues; Special reports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031728261     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.2.9807566     Document Type: Article

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