The American journal of medicine
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a multifaceted, clinical decision support (CDS)-enabled intervention on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) use in adult primary care patients with low back pain. ⋯ CDS and associated accountability tools may reduce potentially inappropriate imaging in patients with low back pain.
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Participation in cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to decrease mortality after acute myocardial infarction, but its impact on readmissions requires examination. ⋯ Cardiac rehabilitation participation is associated with a markedly reduced risk of readmission and death after incident myocardial infarction. Improving cardiac rehabilitation participation rates may have a large impact on post-myocardial infarction healthcare resource use and outcomes.