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The Use Of Decision Support To Measure Documented Adherence To A National Imaging Quality Measure, A. S. Raja, A. Gupta, I. K. Ip, A. M. Mills, R. Khorasani

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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Present methods for measuring adherence to national imaging quality measures often require a resource-intensive chart review. Computerized decision support systems may allow for automated capture of these data. We sought to determine the feasibility of measuring adherence to a national quality measure (NQM) regarding computed tomography pulmonary angiograms (CTPAs) for pulmonary embolism using measure-targeted clinical decision support and whether the associated increased burden of data captured required by this system would affect the use and yield of CTs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This institutional review board-approved prospective cohort study enrolled patients from September 1, 2009, through November 30, …