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Disparities in the Use of Emergency Department Advanced Imaging in Medicare Beneficiaries

Tarek N. Hanna, Eric B. Friedberg, Ivan M. DeQuesada, Laura Chaves, Robert S. Pyatt, Richard Duszak, Danny R. Hughes

2020American Journal of Roentgenology22 citationsDOI

Abstract

Among Medicare beneficiaries receiving care in U.S. EDs, significant disparities exist in advanced imaging utilization. Although imaging appropriateness was not investigated, these findings suggest inequity. Further research is necessary to understand why consistent health benefits do not translate into consistent imaging access among risk-adjusted ED patients.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineEmergency departmentMedical emergencyFamily medicineEmergency medicineNursingUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsRadiation Dose and ImagingEmergency and Acute Care Studies