ArticleJACC. Cardiovascular imaging2013
Temporal trends in the utilization of echocardiography in Ontario, 2001 to 2009.
Article in JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02038101 (Feedback and Education Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Transthoracic Echocardiograms), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Feedback and Education Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Transthoracic Echocardiograms (TTE)
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of an Electronic Medical Record Intervention on Appropriateness of Transthoracic Echocardiograms: A Prospective Study.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2021Observational
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- Trends in the Use of Cardiac Imaging for Patients With Heart Failure in Canada.JAMA network open · 2019Article
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- Incidence of Heart Failure Observed in Emergency Departments, Ambulatory Clinics, and Hospitals.The American journal of cardiology · 2018Article
- Low prevalence of relevant findings in inappropriate echocardiograms and discordant perceptions between cardiologists and patients.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2018Article
- Appropriateness vs value: Echocardiography in primary care.Clinical cardiology · 2017Article
- Electrocardiograms in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing an Annual Health Examination.JAMA internal medicine · 2017Article
- Impact of the Publication of Appropriate Use Criteria on Utilization Rates of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Article
- Impact of a structured referral algorithm on the ability to monitor adherence to appropriate use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography.Cardiovascular ultrasound · 2016Article
- Assessment of inpatient multimodal cardiac imaging appropriateness at large academic medical centers.Cardiovascular ultrasound · 2015Article
- Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in Place of Repeat Echocardiography: Reliability and Cost Implications.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2015Article
- The association of abnormal findings on transthoracic echocardiography with 2011 Appropriate Use Criteria and clinical impact.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2015Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine utilization and growth in echocardiography among the general population of Ontario between 2001 and 2009. The age- and sex-adjusted rates of echocardiography grew from 39.1 per 1,000 persons in 2001 to 59.9 per 1,000 persons in 2009, for an annual rate of increase of 5.5%. Repeat echocardiograms increased at a rate of 10.6% per year and accounted for 25.3% of all procedures in 2009 as compared to 18.5% in 2002. While significant increases in echocardiography utilization were observed, opportunities may exist to improve the clinical utility of the echocardiograms performed in Ontario.
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