Physician clinical management strategies and reasoning: a cross-sectional survey using clinical vignettes of eight common medical admissions
Smith KL, Ashburn S, Aminawung JA, Mann M, Ross JS. Physician clinical management strategies and reasoning: a cross-sectional survey using clinical vignettes of eight common medical admissions. BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14: 176. PMID: 24742131, PMCID: PMC4021187, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical management strategiesMedical admissionsGuideline supportCross-sectional surveyClinical vignettesEvidence-based careAvoidance of careYears of ageLocal practice patternsInternal medicine programsSupportive evidenceResultsOur samplePractice patternsPhysicians' likelihoodClinical scenariosAdmissionBrief clinical scenariosDiagnostic testsPhysiciansClinical responsibilitiesMedicine programsStrong evidenceManagement strategiesEvidence disseminationCare