EFFECT OF ON-SITE FACILITIES ON USE OF DIAGNOSTIC-RADIOLOGY BY NON-RADIOLOGISTS

被引:24
作者
RADECKI, SE [1 ]
STEELE, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] PECON INC,LOUISVILLE,KY
关键词
Radiologists; Radiology;
D O I
10.1097/00004424-199002000-00017
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
This study uses self-reports from a nationwide sample of 5447 physicians in ten medical and surgical specialties to assess the impact of on-site facilities on the use of radiologic examinations by nonradiologists. Data from 169,559 patient visits show that when on-site radiologic facilities are available to nonradiologists, radiographs increase by a factor of 1.2 (internal medicine) to 1.7 (pediatrics). Use of radiologic examinations is up to four times greater for hospitalized compared with nonhospitalized patients and is slightly higher for hospital-based physicians and for younger physicians. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
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页码:190 / 193
页数:4
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