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Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University

Series

2011

Quality Improvement

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Why The Grey's Anatomy Myth Clouds The Real Value Of Emergency Care, Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel Apr 2011

Why The Grey's Anatomy Myth Clouds The Real Value Of Emergency Care, Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel

Health Policy and Management Informal Communications

Advanced radiology tests such as CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds have dramatically changed how patients are diagnosed and treated. Just a decade ago, patients were still being subjected to exploratory surgery, in which a surgeon cuts open the abdomen to look for problems; today, CT scans allow doctors to make diagnoses without a scalpel.