Utilization management programs that use evidence-based guidelines to ensure appropriate use of diagnostic imaging tests could help prevent dangerous radiation overdoses like the one highlighted in a recent New England Journal of Medicine editorial, said MedSolutions, a leading provider of medical management services. The editorial, which examines the safety of CT scans, tells the story of a 59-year-old schoolteacher who received 100 times the average radiation dose during a brain CT... 

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