Effects of Process Improvement on Guideline-Concordant Cardiac Enzyme Testing.

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is a Cardiology Fellow at Naval Medical Center San Diego in California. is a Statistician at the Veterans Health Administration in Denver, Colorado. is a Nephrologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. is a Cardiologist at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia. is Director of Epidemiology and Public Health at Cogency Medical in Baltimore, Maryland. Gregory Condos and Megha Joshi are Assistant Professors, Andrew Lin is an Associate Professor, and Paul Rockswold is an Adjunct Associate Professor, all at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda.

Published: April 2019

Easily implemented ordering practices in the electronic health record increased the rate of guideline-concordant testing, decreased cost, and furthered the goal of high-value medical care.

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