Search Tag: appropriate use
2017 15 Sep
Ordering imaging procedures in cardiovascular medicine, such as echocardiograms, when there may not be an appropriate indication or when the results would make no difference in the patient’s care or outcome are easily cited as playing a role in the overuse of echocardiograms, according to an Editorial published in the Journal of the American College...Read more
2014 27 Jul
Ensuring appropriate use of cardiovascular (CV) imaging is an increasingly important aspect of medical decision-making and care delivery. Given the continuing escalation of U.S. healthcare expenditures, choosing "the right test for the right patient at the right time" has never been more relevant. While appropriate use criteria (AUC) for CV imaging...Read more