Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4230708 | Journal of the American College of Radiology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Patients transferred for higher levels of care often arrive with medical imaging from the outside facility, with or without accompanying radiology reports. The handling of pretransfer studies by receiving radiologists introduces several concerns regarding resource utilization, medicolegal risk, and technical quality control. The authors review the current status of transfer patient imaging, with an emphasis on the role of the receiving emergency radiologist. Practice solutions developed at the authors' level I trauma center are described.
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Authors
Michael F. MD, Martin L. MBChB, Jeffrey D. MD,