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Developing criteria for ordering common ancillary services.

R V Harrison1, B C Payne

  • 1Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106-1248.

Medical Care
|September 1, 1991
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Developing criteria for hospital ancillary services like ECGs and CBCs involves multiple expert reviews. The process showed significant content changes until step 4, with agreement exceeding 90% by then.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Appropriate utilization of ancillary services is crucial for patient care and cost-effectiveness in hospitals.
  • Standardized criteria are needed to guide the ordering of frequently performed tests such as arterial blood gases, ECGs, serum electrolytes, chest x-rays, and CBCs.

Framework:

  • A seven-step process was employed to develop criteria for five key ancillary services: arterial blood gases, ECGs, serum electrolytes, chest x-rays, and CBCs.
  • This framework involved an iterative approach with initial consultants, regional experts, and national reviewers.

Implementation:

  • The development process included multiple revision stages, expert meetings, written feedback, and case application in a community hospital.

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  • Content changes and inter-rater agreement were systematically measured at various steps.

    • Implications:

    • The study highlights that significant content evolution occurred across most developmental steps, with high agreement achieved by step 4.
    • Findings underscore the need for further research into optimal criteria development processes to enhance healthcare quality evaluation.