Effect of clinical decision rules, patient cost and malpractice information on clinician brain CT image ordering: a randomized controlled trial

Effect of clinical decision rules, patient cost and malpractice information on clinician brain CT image ordering: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The frequency of head computed tomography (CT) imaging for mild head trauma patients has raised safety and cost concerns. Validated clinical decision rules exist in the published literature and on-line sources to guide medical image ordering but are often not used by emergency de...

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Main Authors: Ronald W. Gimbel, Ronald G. Pirrallo, Steven C. Lowe, David W. Wright, Lu Zhang, Min-Jae Woo, Paul Fontelo, Fang Liu, Zachary Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Clinical decision making
CT brain
Mild head trauma
Patient cost information
Simulation research
Malpractice information
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-018-0602-1

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