Ramin Khorasani MD, Moderator: Consultant, Medicalis Corp

Ramin Khorasani MD, Presenter: Consultant, Medicalis Corp

Safwan Halabi MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Keith David Hentel MD, MS, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Jonathan D. Darer MD, MPH, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Katherine L. Kahn MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Define Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and attributes of effective CDS for imaging to improve appropriate use of imaging. 2) Review implications of recent federal initiatives related to imaging CDS, including the Medicare Imaging Demonstration (MID), Meaningful Use, and Promoting Evidence-based care as part of the recently passed Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (HR4302). 3) Present the results of Medicare Imaging Demonstration concluded in 2014, to assess impact of targeted professional society guidelines (including the American College of Radiology's Appropriateness Criteria) embedded as CDS on ambulatory high cost imaging procedures for fee for service medicare population. 4) Share and discuss lessons learnt about CDS from some of the participants in the MID.

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Khorasani, R, Khorasani, R, Halabi, S, Hentel, K, Darer, J, Kahn, K, Clinical Decision Support: Lessons from the Medicare Imaging Demonstration.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001835.html