Dr. Schneider had specific concerns regarding draft Measure #5 (CT Perfusion for Headache) and draft Measure #6 (CT for Atraumatic Headache), which are proposed “for quality improvement only.”
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ACEP News: Vol 30 – No 06 – June 2011“There is no clear evidence basis demonstrated that either measure would improve quality,” Dr. Schneider wrote. “Including these measures in any maintenance of certification process will only perpetuate the myth that non-evidence based measures of imaging utilization can improve quality.”
As ACEP continues to pursue a strategy to address these problematic measures, Dr. Schneider urges emergency physicians to familiarize themselves with the issue and send ACEP any feedback that they may have.
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