▪ Abstract Cascade effect refers to a process that proceeds in stepwise fashion from an
initiating event to a seemingly inevitable conclusion. With regard to medical technology, the …

No international consensus exists on the methods for assessing diagnostic tests. Previous
recommendations stress that studies of diagnostic tests should match the type of diagnostic …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We evaluate the association between emergency physicians' fear of
malpractice and the triage and evaluation patterns of patients with symptoms suggestive of …

Electronic health record (EHR) advocates argue that EHRs lead to reduced errors and
reduced costs. Many reports suggest otherwise. The EHR often leads to higher billings and …

Organisationforschung in Theorie und Praxis Dieses Buch bietet eine kompakte Einführung
in die qualitative Organisationsforschung. Erhebungsverfahren und methodologische …

Controlling the costs of healthcare, which now exceed US $2.7 trillion, is an economic
imperative. 1–3 Costs of diagnostic testing probably account for more than 10% of all …

BACKGROUND: Better knowledge of the professional's motives for ordering laboratory tests
in the case of diagnostic uncertainty may lead to interventions directed at reducing …

Background: Laboratory testing of hospitalized patients, although essential, can be
expensive and sometimes excessive. Attempts to reduce unnecessary testing have often …

Jonathan Baron es un Profesor de psicología que ha sido miembro del Comité de Ética y
del IRB de la Universidad de Pensilvania, la misma universidad donde en 1999 murió Jesse …

BACKGROUND: The burden of health care expenditure on national budgets has increased
dramatically over the past decade. A pilot study in our hospital demonstrated that many …