Reducing low-value imaging - stakeholders' assessment of an intervention to improve imaging services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An intervention to reduce low-value magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was designed and implemented in private imaging centres in Norway in October 2022. The intervention used return letters for poor referrals of MRI of the lower back, brain and knee at private imaging centres in Norway. The study aimed to investigate key stakeholders' experiences and assessment of the intervention and the specific research questions were: • How many return letters were sent during the study period? • What were the medical directors' and managers' experiences with and reflection on success factors for the intervention implementation and using return letters?

Methods

The number of return letters sent was collected directly from Norway's two main private imaging providers. Two semi-st

SUBMITTER: Kjelle E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448175 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature