Variations in US hospital performance on imaging-use measures

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 808-814

  Mathias, Jason S ^a   Feinglass, Joe ^a   Baker, David W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriateness; diagnostic imaging; hospital quality; quality measurement; quality performance; radiology

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RURAL HOSPITAL; SURGICAL HOSPITAL; THORAX; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OWNERSHIP; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84865503200     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31825a8c48     Document Type: Article

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