Variation in batch ordering of imaging tests in the emergency department and the impact on care delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine heterogeneity in physician batch ordering practices and measure the associations between a physician's tendency to batch order imaging tests on patient outcomes and resource utilization.

Study setting and design

In this retrospective study, we used comprehensive EMR data from patients who visited the Mayo Clinic of Arizona Emergency Department (ED) between October 6, 2018 and December 31, 2019. Primary outcomes are patient length of stay (LOS) in the ED, number of diagnostic imaging tests ordered during a patient encounter, and patients' return with admission to the ED within 72 h. The association between outcomes and physician batch tendency was measured using a multivariable linear regression controlling for various covariates.

Data sources and ana

SUBMITTER: Jameson JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782078 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature