Alast Ahmadi, Andrea Sorensen, Chad Wes A Villaflores, John N Mafi, Sitaram S Vangala, Ira S Hofer, John D Bartlett, Eric M Cheng, Victor F Duval, Cheryl Damberg, David Elashoff, Noah J Goldstein, Joseph A Ladapo, James M Moore, Antonio M Pessegueiro, Suzanne B Shu, Samuel A Skootsky, Ashley Turner, Catherine A Sarkisian
INTRODUCTION: Robust randomised trial data have shown that routine preoperative (pre-op) testing for cataract surgery patients is inappropriate. While guidelines have discouraged testing since 2002, cataract pre-op testing rates have remained unchanged since the 1990s. Given the challenges of reducing low-value care despite strong consensus around the evidence, innovative approaches are needed to promote high-value care. This trial evaluates the impact of an interdisciplinary electronic health record (EHR) intervention that is informed by behavioural economic theory...
November 3, 2021: BMJ Open