Can Emergency Medicine Residents Predict Cost of Diagnostic Testing?
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Can Emergency Medicine Residents Predict Cost of Diagnostic Testing?
INTRODUCTION Diagnostic testing represents a significant portion of healthcare spending, and cost should be considered when ordering such tests. Needless and excessive spending may occur without an appreciation of the impact on the larger healthcare system. Knowledge regarding the cost of diagnostic testing among emergency medicine (EM) residents has not previously been studied. METHODS A sur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1936-900X,1936-9018
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.10.31234