Current state of laboratory test utilization practices in the clinical laboratory.

ABSTRACT: Appropriate laboratory test utilization is of growing interest in the face of rising healthcare costs and documented evidence of over- and under-utilization. Building from published literature, laboratory organizations have recently published guidelines for establishing laboratory utilization management programs. However, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have consistently struggled to define rigorous evidence-based best practice recommendations due to the paucity of published data or the heterogeneity of available data. We sought to gain information about utilization practices and programs currently in use and which factors contribute to their success by distributing a survey among laboratory professionals. The survey received seventy-four eligible respondents. We observed a wide range

SUBMITTER: Kroner GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379979 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature