Clinical biochemistry
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Clinical biochemistry · Dec 2015
ReviewInterventions at the laboratory level to reduce laboratory test ordering by family physicians: Systematic review.
To assess the effectiveness of interventions by laboratories and to increase rational and reduce unnecessary family physician test ordering. ⋯ Ten studies were identified which tested interventions by laboratories to reduce test ordering by family physicians, and achieved an average 35% reduction in the 19 targeted tests. The rationale for choosing specific tests for intervention was often not explained, most studies targeted a few tests for several months, the tests and test volumes differed widely across studies, no author improved the results of previous interventions or asked participants their opinions about the intervention or assessed factors impeding change.
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Clinical biochemistry · Dec 2015
ReviewInterventions at the laboratory level to reduce laboratory test ordering by family physicians: Systematic review.
To assess the effectiveness of interventions by laboratories and to increase rational and reduce unnecessary family physician test ordering. ⋯ Ten studies were identified which tested interventions by laboratories to reduce test ordering by family physicians, and achieved an average 35% reduction in the 19 targeted tests. The rationale for choosing specific tests for intervention was often not explained, most studies targeted a few tests for several months, the tests and test volumes differed widely across studies, no author improved the results of previous interventions or asked participants their opinions about the intervention or assessed factors impeding change.