Adding a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) program to your emergency department can help save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by reducing unnecessary admissions and mitigating the medicolegal expenses resulting from misdiagnoses. The upfront equipment costs are daunting, however, as are ongoing expenses in the form of both technologist salaries and software service contracts. In a recent webinar, William Shea, MD, vice president of 3D imaging and cardiac imaging for NightHawk Radiology Services LLC, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, reviewed some of the pitfalls of setting up a CCTA program. Is outsourcing the best solution?
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