Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Imaging Requests: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Given the widespread use of medical imaging, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to improve appropriateness is crucial for optimizing health care resources and patient outcomes.

Objective

To assess the effects of implementing a clinical decision support system (CDSS), the European Society of Radiology iGuide, on the appropriateness of the medical imaging ordering behavior of physicians.

Design and setting

A cluster randomized clinical trial with 26 departments at 3 German university hospitals acting as clusters, incorporating a before and after discontinued design. All imaging requests originating from physicians in the participating departments over a 2.5-year period were included (between December 2021 and June 2024).

Interventions

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SUBMITTER: Dijk SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature