Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice
Objective To evaluate the impact of a compulsory pop-up form on the ordering pattern of proBNP blood tests by general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark.Design A follow-up study comparing the average number of proBNP tests ordered before and after the implementation of an intervention.Se...
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| author | Morvarid Sophia Esmaeilzadeh Anna Elise Engell Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen Bent Struer Lind |
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| description | Objective To evaluate the impact of a compulsory pop-up form on the ordering pattern of proBNP blood tests by general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark.Design A follow-up study comparing the average number of proBNP tests ordered before and after the implementation of an intervention.Setting and subjects From 2016 to 2021, the average number of proBNP tests increased by over 300%. In March 2022, a compulsory pop-up form was introduced in the electronic request system (WebReq), requiring general practitioners to select one of three indications for ordering proBNP, as recommended by the Danish Society of Cardiology. The study included 528 general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark, with data available from January 2020 to 2023, encompassing 83,576 proBNP results from 56,645 patients.Main outcome measure The average number of proBNP tests ordered per month and the median level of proBNP before and after the intervention.Results Following the intervention, the average number of proBNP tests per month decreased by 60% over a 22-month follow-up period. The highest reduction was seen among general practitioners who previously ordered the most tests (≥3 per 1000 biochemical tests). In this group, the median proBNP level increased from 12.1 pmol/L before the intervention to 13.5 pmol/L after the intervention (p < 0.0001).Conclusions This study demonstrates a significant decrease in the number of proBNP requests from general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark after the introduction of a pop-up form in the requisition system containing the current guidelines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2cfdab2eb4f54984a3c2328fa18840502025-08-20T03:25:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care0281-34321502-77242025-01-0143114815410.1080/02813432.2024.2410984Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practiceMorvarid Sophia Esmaeilzadeh0Anna Elise Engell1Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen2Bent Struer Lind3Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, DenmarkObjective To evaluate the impact of a compulsory pop-up form on the ordering pattern of proBNP blood tests by general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark.Design A follow-up study comparing the average number of proBNP tests ordered before and after the implementation of an intervention.Setting and subjects From 2016 to 2021, the average number of proBNP tests increased by over 300%. In March 2022, a compulsory pop-up form was introduced in the electronic request system (WebReq), requiring general practitioners to select one of three indications for ordering proBNP, as recommended by the Danish Society of Cardiology. The study included 528 general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark, with data available from January 2020 to 2023, encompassing 83,576 proBNP results from 56,645 patients.Main outcome measure The average number of proBNP tests ordered per month and the median level of proBNP before and after the intervention.Results Following the intervention, the average number of proBNP tests per month decreased by 60% over a 22-month follow-up period. The highest reduction was seen among general practitioners who previously ordered the most tests (≥3 per 1000 biochemical tests). In this group, the median proBNP level increased from 12.1 pmol/L before the intervention to 13.5 pmol/L after the intervention (p < 0.0001).Conclusions This study demonstrates a significant decrease in the number of proBNP requests from general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark after the introduction of a pop-up form in the requisition system containing the current guidelines.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02813432.2024.2410984proBNPlaboratory testingevidence-based interventionsgeneral practitionerhealthcare cost |
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| title | Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice |
| title_full | Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice |
| title_fullStr | Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice |
| title_short | Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice |
| title_sort | minimizing unnecessary probnp blood tests an evaluation of a pop up form implementation in general practice |
| topic | proBNP laboratory testing evidence-based interventions general practitioner healthcare cost |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02813432.2024.2410984 |
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