An Electronic Best Practice Alert Based on Choosing Wisely Guidelines Reduces Thrombophilia Testing in the Outpatient Setting

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 29-30

  Jun, Tomi ^a   Kwang, Henry ^a   Mou, Eric ^a   Berube, Caroline ^a   Bentley, Jason ^a   Shieh, Lisa ^a   Hom, Jason ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

best practice alert; thrombophilia; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

BLOOD EXAMINATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; COMPLICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 85053611978     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4663-8     Document Type: Letter

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