Interventions to reduce the overuse of imaging for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 52-61

  Deblois, Simon ^a   Chartrand Lefebvre, Carl ^a   Toporowicz, Kevin ^a   Chen, Zhongyi ^a   Lepanto, Luigi ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WARD; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDBACK; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 85044101664     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2902     Document Type: Review

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