A quality improvement project to reduce overutilization of blood tests in a teaching hospital

A quality improvement project to reduce overutilization of blood tests in a teaching hospital

Objective: In hospitals, physicians-in-training are major contributors to the burden of tests ordered, increasing cost and resource utilization. We implemented an intervention to discourage overutilization of the complete blood count (CBC) and the basic metabolic panel (BMP). Methods: An interventio...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Almeqdadi, Hari Krishnan Nair, Jeoffrey Hill, Julian Sanchez-Cruz, Claudia Nader, Bertrand L. Jaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Laboratory investigations
quality improvement
health quality
patient care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1601979

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1601979

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