RE: Application of ACR appropriateness criteria in ER could save millions

["Morris, William GS (RASO)" <morriswj@RASO.NAVY.MIL>]

Maybe not, but it will reduce the cost of medical care and therefore

insurance premiums, a subject in the recent presidential debates.  I presume

a CT scan is not exactly cheap. 



Over 30 years ago, I sat at a local chapter dinner where a doctor from Johns

Hopkins opined that he would always be giving an x-ray since the cost is so

much cheaper than a lawsuit later.  KZ Morgan was the dinner speaker by the

way.  



My opinions only.  

William Morris

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-----Original Message-----

From: Danny K McClung [mailto:danny.mcclung@louisville.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:34 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM

Subject: Re: Application of ACR appropriateness criteria in ER could

save millions





Compliance with the ACR appropriateness criteria in the ER would be

great, but will it really "ultimately reduce the number of deaths

associated with radiation-induced cancer by at least 2500 annually?" Is

16 mSv per radiographed patient enough dose to generate that many cancer

deaths in a 9 million patient per year population?  -Dan



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