Evaluating the connections between primary care practice and clinical laboratory testing a review of the literature and call for laboratory involvement in the solutions

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 120-125

  Smith, Maxwell L ^a   Raab, Stephen S ^b,c,d   Fernald, Douglas H ^b   James, Katherine A ^b   Lebin, Jacob A ^b   Grzybicki, Dana M ^e   Zelie, Claire ^b   West, David R ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

^e ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84872044306     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0555-RA     Document Type: Review

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