Radiology order decision support: examination-indication appropriateness assessed using 2 electronic systems
This article was published in 2015 in Journal of the American College of Radiology
Introduction
The authors refer to several previous studies pointing out that the ise of IT in healthcare resulted in practitioner performance improvements, complication and mortality rate reductions, and decrease of cost. This stidy was conducted to determine the effects of guideline implementation strategy using 2 commercial radiology clinical decision support (CDS) systems. The authors looked for exam appropriateness, insurance approvals, and user satisfaction..[1]
Methods
The study was conducted at three stand-alone outpatient imaging centers that perform MRI and CT examinations. Twp CDS systems,Medicalis SmartReq and Nuance RadPor, were used to evaluate the appropriateness and insurance dispositions of MRI and CT orders during 2 different 3-month periods.
Results
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References
- ↑ Schneider E, Zelenka S, Grooff P, Alexa D, Bullen J, Obuchowski N. Radiology order decision support: examination-indication appropriateness assessed using 2 electronic systems. http://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxyhost.library.tmc.edu/pubmed/25842015