Evaluation of Imaging Ordering by General Practitioners in Australia 2002-03 to 2011-12 : General Practice Series No. 35 Paperback / softback
by Helena Britt, Graeme C. Miller, Lisa Valenti, Joan Henderson, Julie Gordon, Allan J. Pollack, Clare Bayram, Carmen Zhang
Part of the General Practice Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book reports changes in GP ordering of imaging tests in Australia from 2002-3 to 2011-2, and evaluates alignment between guidelines and recent GP test ordering for selected problems.
Over the decade, 9,802 GPs participated in BEACH, providing details of 980,200 GP-patient encounters.
The likelihood of GPs ordering imaging in the management of a problem increased over time.
In recent practice, at least one imaging test was ordered at 9 per cent of encounters, at a rate of 10 imaging tests per 100 encounters.
Diagnostic radiology was the most commonly ordered type of imaging test, but the order rate decreased over time, with a shift toward orders for ultrasound, CT and MRI, which all significantly increased.
Eight selected problems accounted for one-third of all imaging orders.
Imaging ordering behaviour suggests broad compliance with published guidelines in the management of osteoarthritis, shoulder problems, bursitis/tendonitis/synovitis, abdominal pain and other musculoskeletal injuries.
Current ordering patterns for knee problems and some sprains/strains have potential for improvement.
The ordering pattern for new presentations of back problems was inconsistent with all established guidelines for management of back problems.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:154 pages, 2 b&w ill., 108 tables
- Publisher:Sydney University Press
- Publication Date:03/06/2014
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- ISBN:9781743324134
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:154 pages, 2 b&w ill., 108 tables
- Publisher:Sydney University Press
- Publication Date:03/06/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781743324134
