2024
Benchmarking Emergency Physician EHR Time per Encounter Based on Patient and Clinical Factors
Iscoe M, Venkatesh A, Holland M, Krumholz H, Sheares K, Melnick E. Benchmarking Emergency Physician EHR Time per Encounter Based on Patient and Clinical Factors. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2427389. PMID: 39136949, PMCID: PMC11322841, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27389.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Redefining Overuse to Include Costs: A Decision Analysis for Computed Tomography in Minor Head Injury
Melnick ER, Keegan J, Taylor RA. Redefining Overuse to Include Costs: A Decision Analysis for Computed Tomography in Minor Head Injury. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2015, 41: 313-ap2. PMID: 26108124, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(15)41041-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet monetary benefitCurrent clinical decision rulesMonetary benefitsInclusion of costsCosts outweigh benefitsDecision analysisDecision analytic modelTwo-way sensitivity analysesDecision rulesProbability of lesionCanadian CT Head RuleMain driversOnly effectivenessCostSignificant impactSensitivity analysisCost of CT