Monday, March 12, 2012

Doctors with computer access to records order more X-rays??

In the article there talking about doctors who have easy computer access to results of X-rays, CT scans and MRIs are 40 to 70 percent more likely to order those kinds of tests than doctors without electronic access. Doctors with computerized access were more likely to order advanced imaging tests, such as PET scans, which experts said are most commonly used to detect cancer, heart problems, brain disorders and other central nervous system disorders. The doctors are ordering more tests then are really needed because they have the computer access to look up the tests for them even if they don't really need to be ordered.

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