Standard admission order sets promote ordering of unnecessary investigations: a quasi-randomised evaluation in a simulated setting

BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Nov;26(11):938-940. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006898. Epub 2017 Sep 14.

Authors

Benjamin Leis¹, Andrew Frost¹, Rhonda Bryce², Kelly Coverett¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

PMID: 28912197
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006898

No abstract available

Keywords: cognitive biases; cost-effectiveness; human error; implementation science.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Coronary Care Units
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Internship and Residency
Medical Order Entry Systems*
Myocardial Infarction / blood
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Patient Admission
Thyrotropin
Unnecessary Procedures / methods*

Substances

Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Thyrotropin