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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedMarin JR, Rodean J, Mannix RC
Association of clinical guidelines and decision support with CT use in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.
The objective of this study was to examine whether the presence of clinical guidelines and clinical decision support (CDS) for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) were associated with lower head computed tomography (CT) use. The investigators concluded that clinical guidelines for mTBI, and particularly CDS, were associated with lower rates of head CT use without adverse clinical outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS026006.
Citation: Marin JR, Rodean J, Mannix RC .
Association of clinical guidelines and decision support with CT use in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury.
J Pediatr 2021 Aug;235:178-83.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.026..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Decision Making, Health Information Technology (HIT), Brain Injury, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Imaging
Magrath M, Yang E, Ahn C
Impact of a clinical decision support system on guideline adherence of surveillance recommendations for colonoscopy after polypectomy.
The goal of this study was to characterize guideline adherence of surveillance recommendations after implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR)-based Colonoscopy Pathology Reporting and Clinical Decision Support System (CoRS). Results showed that an EMR-based CoRS was widely used and significantly improved guideline adherence of surveillance recommendations.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Magrath M, Yang E, Ahn C .
Impact of a clinical decision support system on guideline adherence of surveillance recommendations for colonoscopy after polypectomy.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2018 Nov;16(11):1321-28. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7050..
Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Health Information Technology (HIT), Colonoscopy, Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Screening, Cancer, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Prevention
MacLaughlin KL, Kessler ME, Komandur Elayavilli R
Impact of patient reminders on Papanicolaou test completion for high-risk patients identified by a clinical decision support system.
The researchers aimed to assess the effect of a complex clinical decision support system, incorporating national guidelines for high-risk patient screening and abnormal result management. They found that the average completion rate of recommended follow-up testing was significantly higher in the intervention group at 23.7 percent than the completion rate at 3.3 percent in the control group.
AHRQ-funded; HS022911.
Citation: MacLaughlin KL, Kessler ME, Komandur Elayavilli R .
Impact of patient reminders on Papanicolaou test completion for high-risk patients identified by a clinical decision support system.
J Womens Health 2018 May;27(5):569-74. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6667.
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Keywords: Cancer, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Guidelines, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Sharp AL, Huang BZ, Tang T
Implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and Its association with use of computed tomography among patients with head injury.
The researchers evaluated the association of implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule on head computed tomography (CT) imaging in community emergency departments (EDs). They found that a multicomponent implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule was associated with a modest reduction in CT use and an increased diagnostic yield of head CTs for adult trauma encounters in community EDs.
AHRQ-funded; HS021271.
Citation: Sharp AL, Huang BZ, Tang T .
Implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and Its association with use of computed tomography among patients with head injury.
Ann Emerg Med 2018 Jan;71(1):54-63.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.022.
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Keywords: Brain Injury, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Decision Making, Emergency Department, Guidelines, Healthcare Utilization, Imaging
Romagnoli KM, Nelson SD, Hines L
Information needs for making clinical recommendations about potential drug-drug interactions: a synthesis of literature review and interviews.
To better understand the information needs and work practices of specialists who search and synthesize potential drug-drug interactions (PDDIs) evidence for drug information resources, the researchers conducted an inquiry that combined a thematic analysis of published literature with unstructured interviews. Their review of 92 papers and 10 interviews identified 56 categories of information needs related to the interpretation of PDDI information including drug and interaction information, study design and evidence including clinical details.
AHRQ-funded; HS019461.
Citation: Romagnoli KM, Nelson SD, Hines L .
Information needs for making clinical recommendations about potential drug-drug interactions: a synthesis of literature review and interviews.
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2017 Feb 22;17(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s12911-017-0419-3.
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Keywords: Guidelines, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE)
Scheife RT, Hines LE, Boyce RD
Consensus recommendations for systematic evaluation of drug-drug interaction evidence for clinical decision support.
An expert workgroup developed recommendations by consensus for systematic evaluation of evidence for DDIs from the scientific literature, drug product labeling, and regulatory documents. It concluded that evidence-based clinical decision support for drug–drug interactions (DDIs) requires consistent application of transparent and systematic methods to evaluate the evidence.
AHRQ-funded; HS021826; HS019461.
Citation: Scheife RT, Hines LE, Boyce RD .
Consensus recommendations for systematic evaluation of drug-drug interaction evidence for clinical decision support.
Drug Saf 2015 Feb;38(2):197-206. doi: 10.1007/s40264-014-0262-8..
Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Comparative Effectiveness