Imaging Coalition: Out With Radiology Benefits Managers, In With E-Support
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Imaging e-Ordering Coalition hopes to convince payers that electronic decision support tools provide a more efficient and cost-effective means of curbing the overuse of high-tech imaging than third-party radiology benefits managers
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