Genetic counselor review of genetic test orders in a reference laboratory reduces unnecessary testing

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1094-1101

  Miller, Christine E ^a   Krautscheid, Patti ^a   Baldwin, Erin E ^a   Tvrdik, Tatiana ^a   Openshaw, Amanda S ^a   Hart, Kim ^a,b   Lagrave, Danielle ^a  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counselors; Health care costs; Misordered tests; Molecular genetic testing; Test order review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC COUNSELOR; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 84898885844     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36453     Document Type: Article

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