Italy recognises high-tech potential in services atlas
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Italian health service provides computed axial tomography (CAT) scanning in 239 hospitals, enabling it to meet "in a far shorter time-frame and with greater reliability" its most specialised diagnostic imaging needs, particularly in oncology. Key high-tech equipment and a brief appraisal of their value, details of the country's healthcare facilities and other related data feature in the Healthcare Atlas 2004, released this week by the health ministry.
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