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ArticleJournal of child neurology2014

Evidence-based decision support for neurological diagnosis reduces errors and unnecessary workup.

Michael M Segal, Marc S Williams, Andrea L Gropman, Alcy R Torres, Rob Forsyth, Anne M Connolly, Ayman W El-Hattab, Seth J Perlman, Debopam Samanta, Sumit Parikh and 4 more

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Article in Journal of child neurology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02205086 naunknown statusnot on this map

Empowering Physicians With Evidence-Based Decision Support for Pediatric Rheumatology

TypeinterventionalSponsorSimulConsult, Inc.Ran2014 to 2014Enrolled30ConditionsRheumatologyArmsDiagnosis
NCT04856956 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Testing Pediatric Rheumatology Diagnostic Decision Support in Clinical Use

TypeinterventionalSponsorPhenoSolve, LLCRan2021 to 2023Enrolled15ConditionsDiagnostic Skills for Rheumatologic ConditionsArmsDiagnostic decision support software
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Michael M Segal1SimulConsult, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Marc S Williams
Andrea L Gropman
Alcy R Torres
Rob Forsyth
Anne M Connolly
Ayman W El-Hattab
Seth J Perlman
Debopam Samanta
Sumit Parikh
Steven G Pavlakis
Lynn K Feldman
Rebecca A Betensky
Sidney M Gospe

Funding

NLM NIH HHS HHSN276201000026C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using vignettes of real cases and the SimulConsult diagnostic decision support software, neurologists listed a differential diagnosis and workup before and after using the decision support. Using the software, there was a significant reduction in error, up to 75% for diagnosis and 56% for workup. This error reduction occurred despite the baseline being one in which testers were allowed to use narrative resources and Web searching. A key factor that improved performance was taking enough time (>2 minutes) to enter clinical findings into the software accurately. Under these conditions and for instances in which the diagnoses changed based on using the software, diagnostic accuracy improved in 96% of instances. There was a 6% decrease in the number of workup items accompanied by a 34% increase in relevance. The authors conclude that decision support for a neurological diagnosis can reduce errors and save on unnecessary testing.

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Decision Making, Computer-AssistedEvidence-Based MedicineDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHumansInternetMaleNervous System DiseasesSoftwaredecision supportdiagnosiserrorsgeneticsmedical informaticsneurogenetics

Identifiers

PMID23576414
PMCPMC12517362

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