An economic impact of incorrect referrals for MRI and CT scans: A retrospective analysis.

Dinara BaiguissovaAndrea LaghiAssel RakhimbekovaIldar FakhradiyevAigerim MukhamejanovaGalina BattalovaShynar TanabayevaSamat ZharmenovTimur SalievGalina Kausova

Published in: Health science reports (2023)

The findings indicated an increase in the number of referrals for unnecessary CT and MRI tests over the research period (2014-2019). It had a substantial impact on the rise in healthcare system expenses. The results demonstrate the need for the education of GPs and improving the approaches for diagnostics.

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