Group-facilitated audit and feedback to improve bronchiolitis care in the emergency department

• Published in: Canadian journal of emergency medicine Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 678 - 686
• Main Authors: Dowling, Shawn K., Gjata, Inelda, Solbak, Nathan M., Weaver, Colin G.W., Smart, Katharine, Buna, Robyn, Stang, Antonia S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ambulatory care; Control charts; Feedback; Hospitals; Intervention; Original Research; Patients; Pediatrics; Physicians; Statistical process control; Calgary Alberta Canada; Audit and feedback; low-value care; bronchiolitis

Despite strong evidence recommending supportive care as the mainstay of management for most infants with bronchiolitis, prior studies show that patients still receive low-value care (e.g., respiratory viral testing, salbutamol, chest radiography). Our objective was to decrease low-value care by deli...