Expanding utilization and regional coverage of diagnostic CT colonography: Early medicare claims experience

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Duszak Jr , Richard ^a,b   Kim, David H ^c   Pickhardt, Perry J ^c  

^a Mid South Imaging and Therapeutics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CT colonography; Medicare utilization and coverage; Radiology and radiologists; socioeconomic trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RADIOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 84928096553     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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