ArticleEmergency radiology2020
Awareness of relative CT utilization among peers is not associated with changes in imaging requests among emergency department providers in a large county hospital.
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- The impact of performance feedback reports on physician ordering behavior in the use of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).Emergency radiology · 2023Article
- Quality use of diagnostic imaging in trauma, and the impact on emergency medical practice-a retrospective clinical audit.Emergency radiology · 2021Article
- Provider Perspectives on the Use of Evidence-based Risk Stratification Tools in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism: A Qualitative Study.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to study the effect of providing scorecards to emergency department providers to assess its effect on changes in utilization.
methodsCT of the abdomen and pelvis, CT angiogram of the chest for pulmonary embolism, and CT of the head were targeted due to ordering variability, cost, and radiation exposure. The utilization rate for each provider was assessed for emergency department providers. Following this, providers were given scorecards regarding their utilization as well as their relative utilization compared with each other. Utilization was then monitored following the intervention to assess the effect of the scorecard on ordering practices.
resultsNo significant effect on the utilization of these 3 exams was found after the scorecard intervention.
conclusionProviding scorecards to make emergency department providers aware of their relative utilization does not significantly alter ordering behavior. Incentive-based systems may be required in order to lessen overutilization of these 3 commonly ordered radiology procedures in the emergency department.
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