When more is better: Underused advanced imaging exams that can improve outcomes and reduce cost of care

Appropriate use of resources is a tenant of care transformation efforts, with a national campaign to reduce low value imaging. The next level of performance improvement is to bolster evidence-based screening, imaging surveillance and diagnostic innovation, which can avert more costly, higher risk elements of unnecessary care like emergent interventions. Clinical scenarios where underused advanced imaging can improve outcomes and reduce total cost of care are reviewed: abdominal aortic aneurysmsurveillance, coronary artery disease diagnosis, and renal mass characterization.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - April 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ryan W. England, Sara S. Sheikhbahaei, Alex J. Solomon, Armin Zadeh, Lilja B. Solnes, Jay Bronner, Pamela T. Johnson Tags: Review Source Type: research