Routine daily laboratory testing of hospitalized patients reflects a wasteful clinical practice
that threatens the value of health care. Choosing Wisely initiatives from numerous …

Background Studies addressing the appropriateness of laboratory testing have revealed
approximately 20% overutilization. We conducted a narrative review to (1) describe current …

Laboratory and radiographic tests are often ordered unnecessarily. This excess testing has
financial costs and is a burden on patients. We performed a systematic review to determine …

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of practices used to support appropriate clinical
laboratory test utilization. Methods This review followed the Centers for Disease Control and …

The authors describe a pragmatic approach to the introduction of clinical decision support at
the point of care, based on a decade of experience in developing and evolving Vanderbilt's …

Demand for laboratory testing is increasing disproportionately to medical activity, and the
tests involved are becoming increasingly complex. When this phenomenon is seen in …

Magnesium is one of the most abundant cations in the body and acts as a cofactor in more
than 600 biochemical reactions. Hypomagnesemia is a highly prevalent condition …

Sažetak Efficiently managing laboratory test utilization requires both ensuring adequate
utilization of needed tests in some patients and discouraging superfluous tests in other …

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 …

Objective: Interruptive alerts within electronic applications can cause “alert fatigue” if they fire
too frequently or are clinically reasonable only some of the time. We assessed the impact of …