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ASH Choosing Wisely® Champions - Maria Juarez, MD

195 views · Published 20 March 2017 · 2:12 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: American Society of Hematology · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Maria Juarez, MD, of Baylor Scott & White Health, Cancer Institute of Dallas, was selected as one of the three inaugural ASH Choosing Wisely Champions for her project, "Reduction of RBC Transfusion via Updated Guidelines, Modified Workflow, and Physician Education."

To combat variability in blood utilization across the Baylor Scott & White Health system’s hospitals, Dr. Juarez and her colleagues developed an institutional clinical practice recommendation based on published red blood cell utilization guidelines, modified transfusion workflow in the electronic health record, and launched an educational campaign (“Why Give 2 when 1 will do?”). With these collective interventions, the number of single unit transfusions increased by approximately 17 percent during the program period. Single unit transfusions are now the predominant red blood cell transfusion order (comprising nearly 57 percent of all red blood cell transfusion orders in the hospital system). Documentation of hemoglobin levels prior to transfusion also improved.

Learn more about the ASH Choosing Wisely Champions initiative at http://www.hematology.org/Clinicians/Guidelines-Quality/Choosing-Wisely/5193.aspx

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