Media contributions
2Media contributions
Title ‘Nudge’ letters to take supportive tone following RACGP pus Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet NewsGP Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 5/11/20 Description More than 1000 GPs who were sent a letter regarding musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging requests are set to receive a more educative follow-up...
Associate Professor Mark Morgan, Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care (REC–QC), welcomed the DoH’s decision to accept the college’s input.
While he agrees that low-value imaging is wasteful and can actually be harmful, he told newsGP an educational approach is important – and something the nudge-letter approach is lacking.
‘The problem with nudge letters is they are poorly targeted based on volume of testing, not appropriateness of testing,’ he said. ‘So there’s not much specific learning involved in receiving a nudge letter.
‘Whereas if you use computer decision support or a guideline, then the act of following or thinking about that prompt or thinking about the content of the guideline is something that you learn from and can apply in the future.URL https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/nudge-letters-to-take-supportive-tone-following-ra?utm_source=racgpnewsgpnewsletter&utm_campaign=newsgpedm&utm_medium=email Persons Mark Morgan Title ‘Nudge’ letters to take supportive tone following RACGP push Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet News GP Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 5/11/20 Description More than 1000 GPs who were sent a letter regarding musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging requests are set to receive a more educative follow-up....
Professor Mark Morgan, Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care (REC–QC), welcomed the DoH’s decision to accept the college’s input.
While he agrees that low-value imaging is wasteful and can actually be harmful, he told newsGP an educational approach is important – and something the nudge-letter approach is lacking.
‘The problem with nudge letters is they are poorly targeted based on volume of testing, not appropriateness of testing,’ he said. ‘So there’s not much specific learning involved in receiving a nudge letter.
‘Whereas if you use computer decision support or a guideline, then the act of following or thinking about that prompt or thinking about the content of the guideline is something that you learn from and can apply in the future.Producer/Author Anastasia Tsirtsakis URL https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/nudge-letters-to-take-supportive-tone-following-ra?utm_source=racgpnewsgpnewsletter&utm_campaign=newsgpedm&utm_medium=email Persons Mark Morgan