Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the emergency department (ED), laboratory testing accounts for a significant portion of the medical assessment. Although excess laboratory test ordering has been proven to be prevalent, different types of interventions have been used to encourage a behavioural change in how physicians order tests. In one western Canadian hospital medicine program, a quality improvement project aimed to reduce the total monthly blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test ordered by physicians was found to be successful. The objective of this project was to evaluate a similar multicomponent intervention aimed at ED physician ordering, with the primary goal of reducing the number of monthly BUN tests ordered per ED visit.

Methods

A pre post intervention design was conducted over 12-months. T

SUBMITTER: Mathura P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature