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Optimizing diagnostic imaging through skills mix: costs and opportunities

McIntosh, Bryan
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2017-06
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Diagnostic imaging, Radiography, Skills mix, NHS
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(c) 2017 Mark Allen Healthcare. Full-text reproduced in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy.
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2017-05-10
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Abstract
Increasing diagnostic capacity is a national priority to expedite the timeliness and appropriateness of patient treatment interventions. Imaging, encompassing a range of technologies including X-ray, Computer Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and ultrasound, is a key diagnostic service and central to decision making in most, if not all, disease pathways. However, imaging is an expensive discipline accounting for an estimated 3-5% of the annual NHS budget. As a result, it is imperative that we maximize service efficiency while optimizing patient outcomes.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10454/12082
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Accepted manuscript
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Hardy M and McIntosh B (2017) Optimizing diagnostic imaging through skills mix: costs and opportunities. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 78(6): 244-245.
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https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.6.306
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