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08/20/2005, 11:57 AM
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the Stand up is a niche magnet -- the orthos, neuros, and in LA, the chiros really like it. Image quality is ok, not fantastic. But it also is super open, so you also have the open niche. We have added a GE 1.5 T 3 mo ago, cause of the need for MRA and higher end neuro work.
The over-utilization, self-referral deal has def. hit the radar screens. Our senior partner is pretty involved in the ACR. One thing about our 100% rad owned clinic, I can't and don't send any patient to it and never will. The third party payers on the east coast are setting up some interesting trends, they are requiring that an imaging center have at least 5 modalities before they will pay for a study. This is a one way of dealing with the "boutique" single modaility self referral factories.
ouch, back to work. 10 studies in 50 min.
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Originally Posted by walley1
If you have never had one ..maybe you wouldnt know. Its a medical diagnostic imaging system...allows you to see inside the body..with detail not possible with conventional xray. Its sometimes referred to a ct scan. CT scanners and MRI scanners have virtually eliminated the need for exploratory surgery. Go to an emergency room with a headache, stomach ache, back ache or just about any other ailment that isnt readily diagnosable and you will likely get a ct scan. Large hospitals have multiple scanners, smaller ones may have only one. Private doctors may schedule you for a ct scan if you have a sinus infection, or for just about any other reason under the sun.
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