Clinical Trial: Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Utilization, Health Care
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)
Brief Summary:
Laboratory test overuse occurs when tests are ordered repetitively, without due consideration of impact on clinical status.Repetitive inpatient lab testing often provides limited value for patient outcomes while increasing healthcare costs, patient discomfort, and unnecessary transfusions and prolonging hospitalizations.The research study aims to reduce laboratory test overuse in hospitals through implementation of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and multi-faceted intervention bundle that includes audit and…
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