Determinants of Computed Tomography Head Scan Ordering for Patients with Low-Risk Headache in the Emergency Department

Background Many specialty societies have found that neuroimaging in headache is a low-value intervention for benign presentations. This study describes factors that influence Emergency Room (ER) physicians’ adherence to Choosing Wisely (CW) recommendations for low-risk headache patients presenting t...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Mackenzie, Meaghan J, Hiranandani, Rashi, Wang, Dongmei, Fung, Tak, Lang, Eddy
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2017
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Quality Improvement
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5722638/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226050
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1760
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