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Optimising diagnostics through imaging informatics: Costs and opportunities
Culpan, Gary McIntosh, Bryan
Culpan, Gary
McIntosh, Bryan
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2017
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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, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine 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 maximise service efficiency while optimising patient outcomes.
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Culpan G and McIntosh B (2017) Optimising diagnostics through imaging informatics: Costs and opportunities. British Journal of Healthcare Management. 23(4): 146-149.
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