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Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnostic imaging: a strategy to inform clinician ordering. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnostic imaging: a strategy to inform clinician ordering. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network
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  • Published January 2016

Displaying radiation exposure and cost information at order entry for outpatient diagnostic imaging: a strategy to inform clinician ordering.


    Medical imaging overuse is associated with increased rates of cancer related to radiation exposure. Researchers found that displaying radiation exposure and cost information to clinicians ordering radiologic studies may affect their decision to request diagnostic imaging and raise clinician awareness around radiation risks and study costs.





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