Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 96-99 , February 2009

Recent Shifts in Place of Service for Noninvasive Diagnostic Imaging: Have Hospitals Missed an Opportunity?

  • David C. Levin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Utilization of Imaging Services, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • HealthHelp, Inc., Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: David C. Levin, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Main 1090, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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  • Vijay M. Rao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Utilization of Imaging Services, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Laurence Parker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Utilization of Imaging Services, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Andrea J. Frangos, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Utilization of Imaging Services, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Jonathan H. Sunshine, PhD

      Affiliations

    • American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia

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    Shifts in place of service between 1996 and 2006 for Medicare noninvasive diagnostic imaging. The vertical axis shows examinations per 1,000 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Office = examinatio

    Shifts in place of service between 1996 and 2006 for Medicare noninvasive diagnostic imaging. The vertical axis shows examinations per 1,000 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Office = examinations performed in private offices or imaging centers; hosp inpt = examinations performed on hospital inpatients; hosp outpt = examinations performed in hospital outpatient facilities; ED = examinations performed in emergency departments.

 This study was supported in part by a grant from the American College of Radiology.

PII: S1546-1440(08)00458-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.09.003

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 96-99 , February 2009

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