CMS selects an invalid imaging measure: Dj vu all over again

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 704-705

  Schuur, Jeremiah D ^a   Raja, Ali S ^a   Walls, Ron M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HEADACHE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957767707     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.02.011     Document Type: Letter

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