Changing Resident Test Ordering Behavior: A Multilevel Intervention to Decrease Laboratory Utilization at an Academic Medical Center

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-87

  Vidyarthi, Arpana R ^a,b,c   Hamill, Timothy ^d   Green, Adrienne L ^d   Rosenbluth, Glenn ^d   Baron, Robert B ^d  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b Healthcare Leadership College   (Singapore)

^c SingHealth Pvt Ltd   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; laboratory utilization; quality improvement; resident engagement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST SAVINGS; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84921326142     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860613517502     Document Type: Article

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