Reduction in the number and associated costs of unindicated dual-phase head CT examinations after a quality improvement initiative

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1049-1056

  Strother, Megan K ^a   Robert, Elizabeth C ^a   Cobb, Jared G ^b,c   Pruthi, Sumit ^a   Feurer, Irene D ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR Appropriateness Criteria; Neuroradiology; Quality improvement; Radiation dose reduction

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEAD; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CONTRAST MEDIA; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84886575367     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.10393     Document Type: Article

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