Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically a...
by FireBeyond on Friday March 02, 2018 @04:34PM
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With those caveats in place, absolutely.
In the US, studies have been shown that physicians who own shares in CT (not so much any more, as it becomes almost 'commodity') and MRI (which is a lot, manufacturers approach physicians to form imaging cooperatives) are ordering imaging up at more than 2 standard deviations from expectations.
As noted, MRIs in themselves aren't harmful. But with prices in the four digits in the US... you can easily pay off your $1.5M MRI machine in 18 months and be printing money with your over-imaging.
In the US, studies have been shown that physicians who own shares in CT (not so much any more, as it becomes almost 'commodity') and MRI (which is a lot, manufacturers approach physicians to form imaging cooperatives) are ordering imaging up at more than 2 standard deviations from expectations.
As noted, MRIs in themselves aren't harmful. But with prices in the four digits in the US... you can easily pay off your $1.5M MRI machine in 18 months and be printing money with your over-imaging.