Screening of EEG Referrals by Neurologists Leads to Improved Healthcare Resource Utilization

The objective of this study was to determine if screening by a neurologist of all non-neurologist electroencephalogram (EEG) referrals prior to approval reduces the number of inappropriate requests. This retrospective survey included 600 consecutive EEG requisitions referred to the Anaheim Kaiser Pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical EEG and neuroscience 2006-01, Vol.37 (1), p.30-33
Hauptverfasser:	Gurbani, Neepa S., Gurbani, Suresh G., Mittal, Meenu, McGuckin, Jeanne S., Tin, Sue Nwe, Tehrani, Keo, Chayasirisobhon, Sirichai
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	California - epidemiology Electroencephalography - utilization Epilepsy - diagnosis Epilepsy - epidemiology Health Care Surveys Health Services - utilization Humans Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data Neurology - statistics & numerical data Prevalence Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity
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