Inappropriate repeats of six common tests in a Canadian city: A population cohort study within a Laboratory Informatics framework

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 704-712

  Morgen, Eric K ^a,b   Naugler, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Ferritin; HbA1c; Inappropriate testing; Laboratory utilization; Repeated testing; TSH; Vitamin B12; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; THYROTROPIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE TESTING; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

CANADA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84947910833     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPYXDAUS2F8XJY     Document Type: Article

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