The Effect of Allowing Clinical Discretion in Ordering Biochemical Tests: Evaluation by Complementar Methods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2009
Abstract
We describe the effects on costs, working patterns, and clinical behavior of installing a DAX “discretionary” biochemistry analyzer. Use of the new analyzer encouraged doctors to be more specific in requesting biochemical tests, which substantially reduced the number of tests requested and slightly reduced overall costs. Doctors preferred being able to order tests in this more specific way.
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- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , Fall 1994 , pp. 695 - 700
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994
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