Initial diagnosis with ultrasound trimmed a patient's average length of hospital stay from 11.9 days to 8.3 days. In all, initial diagnosis with ultrasound saved 246 bed-days and about $751,000 in ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) often streamlines hospital workflows while providing safe, accurate and cost-effective diagnostic imaging, according to responses to a ...

A recent review suggests point-of-care ultrasound can help home hospital care providers assess, diagnose, and monitor a range of conditions with relatively little additional training. Throughout the ...

These days, care is all about delivering the highest quality for the lowest cost. Sometimes, this involves standard re-evaluation of management and clinical practices. Other times, hospitals turn to ...

A new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute shows that the length of the average hospital stay in the United States has increased at the same time as use of medical imaging scans has ...

Preliminary findings of the PREDICT study suggest that the DUET Ultrasound Enthesitis Score may improve the confidence with ...

An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition. Cholecystitis ...