Matthew Rubinstein, Robert Hirsch, Kakali Bandyopadhyay, Bereneice Madison, Thomas Taylor, Anne Ranne, Millie Linville, Keri Donaldson, Felicitas Lacbawan, Nancy Cornish
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of practices used to support appropriate clinical laboratory test utilization. METHODS: This review followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Medicine Best Practices A6 cycle method. Eligible studies assessed one of the following practices for effect on outcomes relating to over- or underutilization: computerized provider order entry (CPOE), clinical decision support systems/tools (CDSS/CDST), education, feedback, test review, reflex testing, laboratory test utilization (LTU) teams, and any combination of these practices...
February 17, 2018: American Journal of Clinical Pathology