Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Saving Time and Money: Effectiveness of Outpatient Echocardiogram Utilization Review at an Academic Safety Net Hospital
  Author(s): Preeti Singhal, Reid Goodman*, Wesley Ghasem, Stephen Yau, Grace Liu, David Laughrun and Wilson Kwan
  
  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a preexisting backlog of outpatient echocardiogram orders at our academic safety-net healthcare system. We developed a unique model of utilization review for outpatient echocardiogram orders using appropriate use criteria (AUC) to improve health system-wide efficiency of cardiovascular imaging delivery and resource management. Methods: Senior cardiology fellows were hired to prospectively review 4075 outpatient echocardiogram orders placed between January 1, 2020 and April 1, 2021. The order date, specialty and clinical setting of the ordering provider, and rationale for each order were determined, and orders were approved or canceled based on our AUC. Ordering providers received individualized messages informing them of the order review outcome and rationale for each decision. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-9517.2022.10.488

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