Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging Use in the Pediatric Emergency Department in the United States and Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Diagnostic imaging overuse in children evaluated in emergency departments (EDs) is a potential target for reducing low-value care. Variation in practice patterns across Canada and the United States stemming from organization of care, payment structures, and medicolegal environments may lead to differences in imaging overuse between countries.

Objective

To compare overall and low-value use of diagnostic imaging across pediatric ED visits in Ontario, Canada, and the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used administrative health databases from 4 pediatric EDs in Ontario and 26 in the United States in calendar years 2006 through 2016. Individuals 18 years and younger who were discharged from the ED, including after visits for diagnoses i

SUBMITTER: Cohen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6547126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature