Over Half of Emergency CT Scans of the Head for Dizziness Are Considered Wasteful
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Dizziness accounts for 3.3% of all Emergency Department (ED) visits annually. This corresponds to about 2.6 million ED visits per year in the United States.ยน A Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the head is one of the most frequently used diagnostic procedures for evaluation of dizziness in the ED, … Over Half of Emergency CT Scans of the Head for Dizziness Are Considered Wasteful