Why the study?
How do test ordering practices for individualized hypertension care differ between general practitioners and hospital medical specialists?
How do test ordering practices for individualized hypertension care differ between general practitioners and hospital medical specialists?
There is considerable practice variation in test ordering for hypertension care between GPs and specialists, with both groups frequently deviating from guidelines by omitting metabolic parameters.
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Provider-specific hypertension test deviations should not yet alter practice; leaves open implementation research on guideline adherence.
Mats Ribacke (1995) studied this question.
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