Clinical practice variation
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Clinical practice variation is a component of health care quality assurance.
An example is the variation in management of atrial fibrillation in the emergency room[1], admission decisions for pneumonia[2], and end-of-life expenses in Medicare patients[3].
References
- ↑ Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, Rowe BH, Borgundvaag B, Langhan T et al. (2011). "Variation in management of recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter among academic hospital emergency departments.". Ann Emerg Med 57 (1): 13-21. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.07.005. PMID 20864213. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Dean NC, Jones JP, Aronsky D, Brown S, Vines CG, Jones BE et al. (2011). "Hospital Admission Decision for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Variability Among Physicians in an Emergency Department.". Ann Emerg Med. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.07.032. PMID 21907451. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Kelley AS, Ettner SL, Morrison RS, Du Q, Wenger NS, Sarkisian CA (2011). "Determinants of medical expenditures in the last 6 months of life.". Ann Intern Med 154 (4): 235-42. DOI:10.1059/0003-4819-154-4-201102150-00004. PMID 21320939. Research Blogging.