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Physicians' Influence on the Decision to Acquire Magnetic Resonance Imagers in Acute Care Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Leonard H. Friedman  and
Jane Jorgensen
Leonard H. Friedman
Affiliation:
Oregon State University
Jane Jorgensen
Affiliation:
Oregon State University
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Abstract

The influences of four principal types of decision makers on the acquisition of magnetic resonance imagers were measured in hospitals in Southern California, Oregon, and Washington. We propose that of the decision makers assessed, physicians had the most influence on the acquisition of magnetic resonance imagers.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , Fall 1994 , pp. 667 - 674
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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