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Surveillance effects on community physician test ordering.

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    Announced surveillance of long-term electrocardiogram orders in a community hospital led to a significant decrease in testing rates. This effect lasted up to nine months, suggesting surveillance impacts physician ordering behavior.

    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Medical Practice Management

    Background:

    • Physician ordering patterns for diagnostic tests can significantly impact healthcare costs.
    • Understanding factors influencing test utilization is crucial for optimizing healthcare resource allocation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the impact of announced surveillance on the ordering rate of long-term electrocardiograms in a community hospital setting.
    • To compare the ordering trends in a monitored hospital with a control hospital experiencing no surveillance.

    Main Methods:

    • A quasi-experimental design was employed, monitoring long-term electrocardiogram orders before and after the announcement of a study.
    • Order rates were compared quarterly against the previous year's rates.
    • A control community hospital in a nearby town without surveillance was used for comparison over a 3-year interval.

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    Main Results:

    • The monitored hospital experienced an initial 30% decrease in long-term electrocardiogram orders, followed by sustained reductions of 21%, 27%, and 6% in subsequent quarters.
    • The ordering rate in the monitored hospital began increasing by 75% annually after the initial decline.
    • The control hospital showed a persistent annual growth rate of 42% in long-term electrocardiogram orders over the same period.

    Conclusions:

    • Announced surveillance can effectively reduce the ordering of long-term electrocardiogram tests by community physicians.
    • The impact of surveillance on reducing test orders was estimated at a minimum of 20% and persisted for up to 9 months.
    • Physician behavior, specifically cardiologists, did not differ as a group from other community physicians, indicating the surveillance itself was the likely driver of change.