Physician Variability in Management of Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain
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Smulowitz, Peter B.; Barrett, Orit; Hall, Matthew M.; Grossman, Shamai A.; Ullman, Edward A.; Novak, Victor
Introduction: Chest pain is a common emergency department (ED) presentation accounting for 8-10million visits per year in the United States. Physician-level factors such as risk tolerance are predictive ofadmission rates. The recent advent of accelerated diagnostic pathways and ED observation units mayhave an impact in reducing variation in admission rates on the individual physician level.
2017
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
18/4
Smulowitz, Peter B.; Barrett, Orit; Hall, Matthew M.; Grossman, Shamai A.; Ullman, Edward A.; Novak, Victor