Submitted by Eliseo Perez-Stable on February 10, 2014 - 11:33am
Last revised by Web Producer on March 13, 2014 - 12:43pm.
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Specialty clinics have designed a set of standing orders for lab tests for their patients. Although there may be some value in the initial evaluation of a referral, it is very wasteful to have repeat lab tests. For exampl, patients get fasting lipids every 4 months. Lab test orders should be based on what a patient presents with as a problem or anticipated from the previous visit and not left as routine standing.
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