Trends in Medical Claims and Utilization of Limited Ultrasonography Among Emergency Physicians and Radiologists Within a Large Health Plan Provider.

Kelly R BergmannRobert F ReardonGlenn FloresValerie WhitcombEric W ChristensenDave WatsonAnupam Kharbanda

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)

Using data from a large health plan provider, we show that medical claims for many limited ultrasound studies are increasing among ED providers. Compared with radiologists, ED providers are increasingly submitting claims for retroperitoneal, soft tissue, and transabdominal GU studies.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
health insurance
public health
primary care
soft tissue
magnetic resonance imaging
artificial intelligence
mental health
case control
health information
electronic health record
contrast enhanced
machine learning
ultrasound guided
social media
deep learning