Cost and turn-around time display decreases inpatient ordering of reference laboratory tests: A time series

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 994-1000

  Fang, Daniel Z ^a,b   Sran, Gurmeet ^a   Gessner, Daniel ^a   Loftus, Pooja D ^a   Folkins, Ann ^a   Christopher, John Y ^b   Shieh, Lisa ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COCCIDIOIDES; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ORDER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURNAROUND TIME; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CALIFORNIA; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84910607374     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003053     Document Type: Article

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