Emergency Department Use Of CT Scans Rises Sharply
Today on Capsules, KHN's news blog, Phil Galewitz reports: "Emergency department patients are getting CT scans at rates five times higher than in the mid-1990s, a new study finds, raising questions about whether the test is being overused and driving up health costs or helping to lower costs by reducing hospitalizations."
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