title: Justification: how to get referring physicians involved.
abstract: Barriers to involvement of clinicians in the process of justification include an already overloaded knowledge base, lack of time, inconsistent guidance and disproportionate patient expectations. Strategies to improve referring physicians' input include education, use of imaging referral guidelines, clinical audit and regulation. This article discusses and reviews evidence for approaches to encourage greater participation in justification by clinicians. Approaches are best summarised by 'Awareness, appropriateness and audit'.
authors: Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK. denis.remedios@imperial.ac.uk
authors: Denis
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authors: Remedios
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*