Automated evidence-based critiquing of orders for abdominal radiographs: impact on utilization and appropriateness.
Inappropriate utilization of diagnostic testing has been well documented. The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of presenting real time, evidence-based critiques about the appropriateness of abdominal radiograph (KUB) orders on physician decision making.
Author(s): Harpole, L H, Khorasani, R, Fiskio, J, Kuperman, G J, Bates, D W
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1997.0040511