Submitted by Guy Shochat on January 29, 2014 - 12:05pm
Last revised by Web Producer on March 13, 2014 - 12:43pm.
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The majority of test ordering now occurs directly by providers entering orders on computer screen, from simple labs up to MRI and Nuclear Medicine imaging. I believe that simply having the cost of that test on the screen might have a profound impact on ordering of unnecessary or reflexive testing. A prime example would be of coagulation studies that residents still routinely order on moderately ill admissions and on pre-op patients without bleeding histories. Where educational awareness has failed a simple remdinder of the cost may well succeed without inappropriately limiting use where indicated. This is appropriate for all clinical environments from clinic to ICU.
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