The impact of choosing wisely interventions on Low‐Value medical services: a systematic review
Policy Points Dissemination of Choosing Wisely guidelines alone is unlikely to reduce the
use of low‐value health services. Interventions by health systems to implement Choosing …
use of low‐value health services. Interventions by health systems to implement Choosing …
Interventions to reduce low-value imaging–a systematic review of interventions and outcomes
E Kjelle, ER Andersen, LJJ Soril… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background It is estimated that 20–50% of all radiological examinations are of low value.
Many attempts have been made to reduce the use of low-value imaging. However, the …
Many attempts have been made to reduce the use of low-value imaging. However, the …
Scope and influence of electronic health record–integrated clinical decision support in the emergency department: a systematic review
Study objective As electronic health records evolve, integration of computerized clinical
decision support offers the promise of sorting, collecting, and presenting this information to …
decision support offers the promise of sorting, collecting, and presenting this information to …
Improving primary care provider practices in youth concussion management
Primary care providers are increasingly providing youth concussion care but report
insufficient time and training, limiting adoption of best practices. We implemented a primary …
insufficient time and training, limiting adoption of best practices. We implemented a primary …
Overuse of head CT examinations for the investigation of minor head trauma: analysis of contributing factors
Purpose The aim of this study was to estimate the amount of CT studies performed in the
emergency department of a tertiary hospital that are not indicated by Canadian CT Head …
emergency department of a tertiary hospital that are not indicated by Canadian CT Head …
[HTML][HTML] Patient-centered decision support: formative usability evaluation of integrated clinical decision support with a patient decision aid for minor head injury in the …
Background The Canadian Computed Tomography (CT) Head Rule, a clinical decision rule
designed to safely reduce imaging in minor head injury, has been rigorously validated and …
designed to safely reduce imaging in minor head injury, has been rigorously validated and …
Implementation of the Canadian CT head rule and its association with use of computed tomography among patients with head injury
Study objective Approximately 1 in 3 computed tomography (CT) scans performed for head
injury may be avoidable. We evaluate the association of implementation of the Canadian CT …
injury may be avoidable. We evaluate the association of implementation of the Canadian CT …
Incidence of intracranial bleeding in anticoagulated patients with minor head injury: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective studies
H Minhas, A Welsher, M Turcotte… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Guidelines advise performing a computed tomography head scan for all anticoagulated
head injured patients, but the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) after a minor head …
head injured patients, but the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) after a minor head …
Overuse of brain CT scan for evaluating mild head trauma in adults
Introduction CT scan is crucial in evaluating head trauma. However, its inappropriate use
will cause unnecessary radiation exposure to patient and financial burden to health systems …
will cause unnecessary radiation exposure to patient and financial burden to health systems …
Implementation of electronic clinical decision support for pediatric appendicitis
AB Kharbanda, M Madhok, E Krause… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: We conducted a quasi-experimental study of children 3 to 18 years old who
presented with possible appendicitis to the pediatric emergency department (ED) between …
presented with possible appendicitis to the pediatric emergency department (ED) between …