The Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation: What will its impact be on radiology practice?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 258-261

  Rao, Vijay M ^a   Levin, David C ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Choosing wisely initiative; Medical economics; Overutilization of imaging; Radiologists; Radiology; Socioeconomic issues; Threats to radiology

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84899461674     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.13.11123     Document Type: Review

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