CT scan growth rate slows from early 2000s heyday: report
June 05, 2012
by Brendon Nafziger , DOTmed News Associate Editor
The growth in CT scan procedure volume has slowed from its early 2000s boom, although most health care providers predict they'll perform more scans this year than last, according to a new market research survey on hospitals and free-standing imaging centers. Hospital-based providers also say that among their biggest challenges are dealing with an influx of emergency-room patients and working with declining reimbursements. And most buyers say they're looking to purchase a CT scanner with 64 or more slices.
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