Radiology Business April 9, 2024
The American College of Radiology issued an update to its influential imaging appropriateness criteria on Tuesday, adding six new topics while modifying several others.
The revision covers clinical scenarios such as thoracic back pain (where imaging usually is not appropriate) and penetrating torso trauma (which sometimes can require X-rays or CT). Aimed at aiding physicians in ordering the correct services and limiting healthcare waste, the guidelines now cover 239 diagnostic and interventional topics and 3,900 clinical scenarios.
“Several important updates to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria in this release should help referring physicians and other providers enhance the quality of care for their patients,” Mark E. Lockhart, MD, chair of the ACR committee that oversees the criteria,...
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