NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Compendium: An Overview

Appropriate Use Criteria.

Appropriate Use Criteria for Ventilation–Perfusion Imaging in Pulmonary Embolism

Perfusion lung imaging for diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) was introduced 50 y ago (1). At that time, it offered a noninvasive alternative to pulmonary angiography in patients with a clinical suspicion of PE. Because there are many causes of diminished regional blood flow in the lungs, particularly redistribution of blood flow away from regions with lung disease, the subsequent introduction ...

Sgml: an Overview and Criteria for Use

The IFLA Core Programme on Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications (UDT) seeks to facilitate the international and national exchange of electronic data by providing the library community with pragmatic approaches to resource sharing. The programme monitors and promotes the use of relevant standards, promotes the use of relevant technologies and monitors relevant policy issues in an effort to ...

Can appropriate use criteria lead to appropriate care?

T he rapid pace of technological development has brought a wealth of diagnostic and therapeutic options to the care of patients. These new diagnostic and therapeutic tools have dramatically altered medical care but have come with a steep price tag, and it is not clear that the improvement in the quality of care is proportional to the cost of the medical system. In recognition of the fact that t...

Understanding appropriate use criteria in nuclear medicine.

There has been a significant increase in cardiac radionuclide imaging over the past decade, leading to a corresponding increase in scrutiny from Federal and private health plans questioning the necessity of these tests. In response to efforts by third-party payers to limit all types of cardiovascular imaging studies, the American College of Cardiology Foundation, in conjunction with other profe...