Clinical effect of a quality assurance system for radiographs in a pediatric emergency department

• Published in: Pediatric emergency care Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 351
• Main Authors: Shirm, S W, Graham, C J, Seibert, J J, Fiser, D, Scholle, S H, Dick, R M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1995
• Subjects: Arkansas; Emergency Medicine - standards; Emergency Service, Hospital; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Observer Variation; Pediatrics - standards; Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards; Radiology - standards; Arkansas

The objective of this study was to determine the clinical relevance and effectiveness of a quality assurance system used to identify discordant x-ray interpretations between emergency department pediatricians and pediatric radiologists in the emergency department of a large pediatric hospital. Of 58...