Rational utilization of diagnostic tests in cardiology

the washback effect of discretepoint vs. integrative tests on the retention of content in knowledge tests

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Assessing the Validity of Diagnostic Tests

Routine tests should be challenged in cardiology.

The need for routine diagnostic tests and procedures needs to be challenged in medical practice, because of continuous pressure to reduce the costs of health care systems. If costs can be minimized by avoidance of routine tests, more sources can perhaps be directed to new advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This challenge is important particularly in cardiology, because while new di...

Effect of ISO 9001-2008 in Reducing the Number of Repeated Tests in Medical Diagnostic Laboratories

Abstract Background and Objective: One of the organizations that have proceeded for very high standard quality management programs, ISO 9001-2008, is medical diagnostic laboratories. One of the important goals of most laboratories in the implementation of this standard is to reduce the current costs of repeated tests. Material and Methods: The number of repeated tests was evalua...

Limited usefulness of the proportion of tests with normal results in review of diagnostic services utilization.

We tested the hypothesis that the proportion of normal results in tests ordered by a physician correlates directly with the proportion of tests that are disapproved by a utilization review audit for inappropriate test use. Auditors reviewed 3497 charts for 13 067 repeated determinations of 10 diagnostic tests ordered by 81 medical residents to determine if test use had been appropriate, accordi...