ArticleJournal of clinical pathology2005
Change of pathology request forms can reduce unwanted requests and tests.
Article in Journal of clinical pathology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- The effect of a test ordering software intervention on the prescription of unnecessary laboratory tests - a randomized controlled trial.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2017Trial
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- Ordering Patterns and Costs of Specialized Laboratory Testing by Hospitalists and House Staff in Hospitalized Patients With HIV at a County Hospital: An Opportunity for Diagnostic Stewardship.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Communication skills in diagnostic pathology.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2016Article
- From evidence to best practice in laboratory medicine.The Clinical biochemist. Reviews · 2013Review
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Abstract
backgroundDevelopments in clinical and laboratory medical practice have resulted in a large increase in laboratory workload, with considerable financial implications. It has been shown that the design of laboratory request cards can influence patterns of test ordering and possibly reduce inappropriate requests. AIMS/
methodsTo redesign pathology request cards with a view to reducing inappropriate test requesting.
resultsA redesign of the request cards used by general practitioners in the Bradford area led to a significant reduction in the ordering of specific investigations.
conclusionsThe redesigning of pathology request cards can have a beneficial effect on test requesting.
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