Use of Imaging Early in Hospital Stay Reduces Length of Stay

Early use of CTs, MRIs or nuclear scintigraphs on patients, particularly on the day before or day of admission, is linked with shorter lengths of stay for patients who undergo these services, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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“Although the study design does not establish cause and effect, our results suggest that early imaging could expedite inpatient care and discharge in certain types of patients,” the lead author stated, “but they do not imply that automatic ordering of imaging should replace clinical judgment.”

Read the Journal of the American College of Radiology‘s imaging study.

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