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    Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 35, Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation
    Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 35, Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation
    Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 35, Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation
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    Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 35, Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation

    By Tim Hogan

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    The Textbook of Urgent Care Management is now offering individual chapters for sale. The full book, provides an expert business consulting guide to potential or existing urgent care clinic owners, managers & operators as well as investors. Learn how to more effectively run your immediate care or walk-in center as well as start incorporating urgent care services into your existing primary care practice. The chapters cover valuable information from industry experts on how to start, manage, and even sell your urgent care center.

    Chapter 35 includes:

    X-Ray Equipment

    Ultrasound

    Computed Tomography
    - Conventional Scanners
    - Spiral Scanners

    Archiving Images

    Radiation Safety

    Image Interpretation
    - Utility of Radiology Overreads
    - Choosing a Radiology Provider
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMar 15, 2014
    ISBN9781940288345
    Textbook of Urgent Care Management: Chapter 35, Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation

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      Textbook of Urgent Care Management - Tim Hogan

      CHAPTER 35

      Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation

      Tim Hogan

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      CHAPTER 35

      Urgent Care Imaging and Interpretation

      Tim Hogan

      THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF an urgent care center plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of illness and injury. The department should be designed to provide accurate, efficient, and timely radiology service to its clinical providers and patients. Equipment, workflow, and interpretation are some of the major considerations in designing a radiology department.

      Radiology is a branch of health sciences that uses imaging to identify injuries and to diagnose and treat diseases inside the body. The acquisition of the images is usually performed by the radiology technologist. The images are first interpreted by the on-site clinician (primary interpretation). Most urgent care centers have their studies overread by a board-certified radiologist for patient safety and quality assurance. The radiologist then completes the study with a final interpretation in the form of a report, which is transmitted back to the clinician with the timeliness and quality that meet the needs of each specific clinic and patient. This report becomes a permanent part of

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