Several articles have indicated the benefits of using decision support for ordering high-tech diagnostic imaging scans.
A Technical Solution for the High-Tech Diagnostic Imaging Conundrum
This paper describes the ICSI decision-support initiative and how it tried to create a more patient-centered and clinic efficient means to order high-tech diagnostic imaging scans.
Decision Support Raises Quality of HTDI Orders
This American Journal of Managed Care article describes how decision support affects the diagnostic quality of high-tech diagnostic imaging scans