Patient satisfaction with point-of-care laboratory testing: Report of a quality improvement program in an ambulatory practice of an academic medical center

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 424, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-11

  Crocker, Benjamin ^a,b   Lewandrowski, Elizabeth Lee ^a,b   Lewandrowski, Nicole ^a   Gregory, Kimberly ^a   Lewandrowski, Kent ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive metabolic panel; Hemoglobin A1c; Lipid panel; Patient satisfaction; Point of care testing; Primary care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID PANEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PRIMARY CARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BOSTON; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84878347219     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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