title: Executive physicals: what's the ROI?
abstract: With an eye toward prevention, many companies are having their top managers undergo pricey, comprehensive physical exams, complete with full-body CT scans. As imaging technology continues to get better and safer, the day may come when screening healthy people is worth the costs and the risks--but we're not there yet.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, USA. komaroff@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D010808:Physical Examination; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000592:standards*