title: Encouraging change in anesthesiology practice through electronic feedback to physicians: results from prototype system.
abstract: Implementation of best care practices is difficult because the status quo is often perpetuated; many providers treat patients based on anecdotal experience rather than evidence-based medicine. Our goal was to develop and evaluate an electronic feedback system that feeds back practice and outcome data combined with educational material to anesthesiologists. Best care practices for postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV) control were selected to evaluate this system because PONV is a common outcome and guidelines have been published.
authors.affiliation: Decision Systems Group, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarin
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000628:therapy*; D011364:Professional Practice