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Scan‐Demic: Medical Imaging Utilisation for ED/Inpatients in a Healthcare Network From 2017 to 2023

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Analysis reveals rising medical imaging use in ED and inpatient settings, suggesting improved efficiency is needed.

There is a significant increase in medical imaging studies in ED and inpatient settings across multiple hospitals.
The study observed a 6-year trend showing rising imaging rates per 1000 acute encounters, particularly for CT and US modalities.
Linear regression analyses demonstrated the impacts of acute workload on imaging demands, with variations across different campuses.
Healthcare systems face the challenge of optimizing imaging use while addressing increasing patient needs due to rising acute presentations.

Chin et al. (2025) studied this question.

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