Health Informatics Tools to Improve Utilization of Laboratory Tests

Herein, we discuss improper test utilization practices and their implications on delivery of health care, as well as providing a brief explanation of the means to reduce such practices by improvement of personnel factors, particularly involving physicians. The article also elaborates on ways to miti...

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Published inLaboratory medicine Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. e30 - e35
Main Authors Aziz, Hassan A, Alshekhabobakr, Hafsa M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.2017
Subjects
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - utilization
Electronic Health Records
Humans
Medical Informatics - methods
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Software
clinical decision support system (CDSS)
laboratory test utilization
electronic health records (EHRs)
laboratory information system (LIS)
computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
middleware
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Summary:Herein, we discuss improper test utilization practices and their implications on delivery of health care, as well as providing a brief explanation of the means to reduce such practices by improvement of personnel factors, particularly involving physicians. The article also elaborates on ways to mitigate improperly utilized test practices using appropriate health informatics technologies to their maximum possible capacities.
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ISSN:0007-5027
1943-7730
DOI:10.1093/labmed/lmw066