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Increasing Use Of Imaging Studies Means Higher Radiation Exposure

June 14, 2012

In a study of records from 1996 through 2010 from six large U.S. health systems, it was found that the use of CT scans increased 7.8% per year, from 52 per 1,000 members in 1996 to 149 per 1,000 members in 2010. MRIs increased by 10% per year, from 17 per 1,000 members in 1996 to 65 per [&helli[...]

The Failure To Communicate Medical Test Results Is Increasingly The Basis For Medical Malpractice Claims

November 16, 2011

Just about every doctor would agree that they have a responsibility to not only timely order appropriate medical tests for their patients based upon the patients’ medical conditions and the doctors’ professional judgment, but they also would agree that they have a professional obligatio[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims (In Mexico)

August 12, 2011

In June, 2006, an independent national institution known as Conamed was created by presidential decree whose responsibilities include arbitrating medical malpractice claims in Mexico. The staff and reviewers at Conamed are paid by the government. Conamed offers advice and information on patient [...]

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Increasing Use Of Imaging Studies Means Higher Radiation Exposure

The Failure To Communicate Medical Test Results Is Increasingly The Basis For Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical Malpractice Claims (In Mexico)

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