The Case of MRI Repetitions with Direct and Indirect Cost Implications: Evidence from Hacettepe University Hospitals

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2019-07-01

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BAŞAR, DİLEK
Özen, İlhan Can
ÖZTÜRK, SELCEN
GÜMELER, EKİM
AKATA, DENİZ
ÇİFTÇİ, ARBAY ÖZDEN

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This study investigates the case of repeated MRIs using data from Hacettepe University Hospitals. Results indicate that almost 34% of MRI consultations have to be repeated within the same year due to suboptimal quality that hinders correct assessment and diagnosis. Suboptimal quality refers to; movement artefacts, use of wrong scan technique or sequence, inexperienced reader and/or shortened time intervals. In fact, almost 30% of those repetitions result in a change in diagnosis. Results suggest that the probability of repetition is higher among women and children.

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Health policy, MRI overutilization, Direct and indirect costs, Turkey

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46078

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SOSYOEKONOMI

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https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2019.03.13

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Department of Economics, Article

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D. BAŞAR, İ. C. Özen, S. ÖZTÜRK, E. GÜMELER, D. AKATA, and A. Ö. ÇİFTÇİ, “The Case of MRI Repetitions with Direct and Indirect Cost Implications: Evidence from Hacettepe University Hospitals,” SOSYOEKONOMI, pp. 253–262, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46078.