Primary care physicians' challenges in ordering clinical laboratory tests and interpreting results

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 268-274

  Hickner, John ^a   Thompson, Pamela J ^b   Wilkinson, Tom ^c   Epner, Paul ^d   Sheehan, Meghan ^c   Pollock, Anne M ^b   Lee, Jim ^c   Duke, Christopher C ^c   Jackson, Brian R ^e,f   Taylor, Julie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Paul Epner LLC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic services; Laboratories; Patient safety; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNIST; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; VERY ELDERLY;

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; LABORATORIES; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896776484     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130104     Document Type: Article

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