Applying Evidence-Based Imaging to Policy: The Washington State Experience

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 366-371

  Blackmore, C Craig ^a   Budenholzer, Brian ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Group Health   (United States)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; diagnostic test; economic evaluation; evidence based decision making; Health technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISKOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEATH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249097820     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.01.015     Document Type: Review

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