Radiology order decision support: examination-indication appropriateness assessed using 2 electronic systems

This article was published in 2015 in Journal of the American College of Radiology

Introduction

The authors refer to several previous studies pointing out that the ise of IT in healthcare resulted in practitioner performance improvements, complication and mortality rate reductions, and decrease of cost. This stidy was conducted to determine the effects of guideline implementation strategy using 2 commercial radiology clinical decision support (CDS) systems. The authors looked for exam appropriateness, insurance approvals, and user satisfaction..