ESR iGuide - clinical decision support for European imaging referral guidelines

Congress:

EuroSafe Imaging 2016

Poster Number:

ESI-0051

Type:

EuroSafe Imaging

Keywords:

Decision analysis, RIS, Computer applications, Action 1 - Guidelines, implementation policies, and Clinical Decision Support (ESR iGuide), Action 1 - Clinical decision support, clinical imaging guidelines, Education and training

Authors:

L. Donoso, M. G. M. Hunink

DOI:

10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0051

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0051

Fig. 1: ESR iGuide

Fig. 2: NDSC

Fig. 3: Christopher L. Sistrom, MD, MPH, Pragya A. Dang, MD, Jeffrey B. Weilburg, MD,...

Fig. 4: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Background/Introduction

At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2015, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) introduced its clinical decision support (CDS) system, ESR iGuide, developed in cooperation with the software firm National Decision Support Company (NDSC) and using imaging referral guidelines based on the appropriateness criteria developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and used in ACR Select. Having advocated CDS as a tool to increase the use of imaging referral guidelines and make imaging utilisation in Europe more appropriate, the development of ESR iGuide...

Description of activity and work performed

Following an agreement with the ACR in 2014 that enabled the ESR to use their well-established Appropriateness Criteria, developed over the past 25 years by 12 expert panels, an ESR-appointed team of specialists from various areas of clinical radiology conducted a scientific review of the ACR’s criteria in order to adapt them for use in the European setting. Led by a dedicated methodologist, the ESR’s European Imaging Referral Guidelines constitute a common set of standard guidelines for use in Europe in a format that enables...

Conclusion and Recommendations

The introduction of clinical decision support for medical imaging in Europe is a significant development in the practice of radiology, embedding evidence-based medicine in order to improve patient safety, healthcare quality and health outcomes. The ECR 2016 programme includes a session on CDS on Thursday, 4 March, 16:00-17:30 in the Studio 2016. Make sure you attend the session on CDS and visit the ESR iGuide booth in the entrance hall of the Austria Center Vienna. More information: www.esriguide.org.

Personal/Organisational information

Prof. Luis Donoso (Barcelona/ES) ESR President