Shifts in Diagnostic Testing for Headache in the Emergency Department, 2015 to 2021
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7373
Abstract: This cohort study assesses trends in the use of computed tomography cerebral angiography vs lumbar puncture to detect subarachnoid hemmorrhage among US emergency department patients with headache. read more here.
Keywords: shifts diagnostic; emergency; testing headache; emergency department ... See more keywords
Parent and Clinician Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing for Children With Diarrhea
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.31000
Abstract: This qualitative study examines perspectives of parents and clinicians about expectations for care of children with diarrhea as well as diagnostic testing for pediatric diarrhea. read more here.
Keywords: parent clinician; perspectives diagnostic; children diarrhea; testing children ... See more keywords
Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Testing After Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43385
Abstract: Key Points Question Can a quality improvement intervention improve sleep apnea diagnostic testing among patients who are hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack? Findings In this stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial with 1747… read more here.
Keywords: quality improvement; sleep apnea; apnea diagnostic; intervention ... See more keywords
Out‐of‐pocket costs for diagnostic testing following abnormal prostate cancer screening among privately insured men
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Cancer"
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35392
Abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men and following a positive prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) screening test, patients may undergo more expensive diagnostic testing. However, testing‐related out‐of‐pocket costs (OOPCs), which may preclude patients from… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; prostate cancer; cancer screening; pocket costs ... See more keywords
Do patients who achieve pregnancy using IVF-PGS do the recommended genetic diagnostic testing in pregnancy?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics"
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-018-1289-z
Abstract: PurposePatients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) are counseled about the limitations of this technique. As part of the consent process for PGS, physicians recommend diagnostic genetic testing performed in early pregnancy… read more here.
Keywords: ivf pgs; diagnostic testing; using ivf; pregnancy ... See more keywords
Estimated Impact of Public and Private Sector COVID-19 Diagnostics and Treatments on US Healthcare Resource Utilization
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Advances in Therapy"
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-020-01597-3
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has imposed a considerable burden on the United States (US) health system, with particular concern over healthcare capacity constraints. We modeled the impact of public and private sector contributions to developing… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare resource; public private; diagnostic testing; impact public ... See more keywords
Variation in the evaluation of testicular conditions across United States pediatric emergency departments
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "American Journal of Emergency Medicine"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.078
Abstract: Objectives To explore the variation in diagnostic testing and management for males diagnosed with three testicular conditions (testicular torsion, appendix testis torsion, epididymitis/orchitis) using a large pediatric health care database. Diagnostic testing is frequently used… read more here.
Keywords: variation; torsion; diagnostic testing; emergency ... See more keywords
Re-examining the optimal nuchal translucency cutoff for diagnostic testing in the cell-free DNA and microarray era: results from the Victorian Perinatal Record Linkage study.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "American journal of obstetrics and gynecology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.050
Abstract: BACKGROUND The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine recently recommended offering genetic counselling and diagnostic testing for enlarged NT at > 3.0mm, regardless of prior negative screening with… read more here.
Keywords: mom; atypical chromosome; diagnostic testing; chromosome abnormality ... See more keywords
Impact of rapid diagnostic testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea on appropriate antimicrobial utilization in the emergency department.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease"
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.10.019
Abstract: Prolonged turnaround time of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) test results may delay time to notification and treatment of test-positive patients and result in unnecessary antimicrobial use in test-negative patients. This quasi-experimental study… read more here.
Keywords: rapid diagnostic; time; diagnostic testing; emergency department ... See more keywords
A systematic literature review on unnecessary diagnostic testing: The role of ICT use
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "International journal of medical informatics"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104269
Abstract: BACKGROUND The negative impact of unnecessary diagnostic tests on healthcare systems and patients has been widely recognized. Medical researchers in various countries have been devoting effort to reduce unnecessary diagnostic tests by using different types… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; unnecessary diagnostic; diagnostic testing; ict based ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Testing in Coronary Artery Disease: Relieving the Stenosis, Attenuating Ischemia, or Preventing Hard Events?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of the American College of Cardiology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.2144
Abstract: SEE PAGE 2123 M ultiple studies have shown that making revascularization decisions based on anatomy alone, that is, the traditional angiography-based treatment paradigm is imperfect (2,3). Furthermore, the management of intermediate-range coronary stenosis (30% to… read more here.
Keywords: coronary artery; diagnostic testing; stenosis; ischemia ... See more keywords