Duplicate Laboratory Test Reduction Using a Clinical Decision Support Tool
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Duplicate laboratory test reduction using a clinical decision support tool.
OBJECTIVES Duplicate laboratory tests that are unwarranted increase unnecessary phlebotomy, which contributes to iatrogenic anemia, decreased patient satisfaction, and increased health care costs. MATERIALS AND METHODS We employed a clinical decision support tool (CDST) to block unnecessary duplicate test orders during the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) process. We assessed laborat...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1943-7722,0002-9173
DOI: 10.1309/ajcpowhoizbz3frw