What works for and what hinders deimplementation of low-value care in emergency medicine practice? A scoping review.
Vinay GangathimmaiahNatalie DreverRebecca EvansNishila MoodleyTarun Sen GuptaMagnolia CardonaKaren CarlislePublished in: BMJ open (2023)
High-fidelity, multifaceted interventions that incorporated education, stakeholder engagement, audit/feedback and clinical decision support, were administered daily and lasted longer than 1 year were most effective in achieving deimplementation of low-value care in emergency departments. This review contributes the best available evidence to date, but further rigorous, theory-informed, qualitative and mixed-methods studies are needed to supplement the growing body of evidence to effectively deimplement low-value care in emergency medicine practice.