Prevalence and Predictability of Low-Yield Inpatient Laboratory Diagnostic Tests.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Laboratory testing is an important target for high-value care initiatives, constituting the highest volume of medical procedures. Prior studies have found that up to half of all inpatient laboratory tests may be medically unnecessary, but a systematic method to identify these unnecessary tests in individual cases is lacking.

Objective

To systematically identify low-yield inpatient laboratory testing through personalized predictions.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective diagnostic study with multivariable prediction models, 116 637 inpatients treated at Stanford University Hospital from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2017, a total of 60 929 inpatients treated at University of Michigan from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2018, and 13 94

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6739729 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature