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SUBMITTER: Almeqdadi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586109 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Almeqdadi Mohammad M Nair Hari Krishnan HK Hill Jeoffrey J Sanchez-Cruz Julian J Nader Claudia C Jaber Bertrand L BL
Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 20190619 3
<b>Objective</b>: In hospitals, physicians-in-training are major contributors to the burden of tests ordered, increasing cost and resource utilization. We implemented an intervention to discourage overutilization of the complete blood count (CBC) and the basic metabolic panel (BMP). <b>Methods</b>: An intervention was designed, comprising education on high-value care and burden of over-testing, encouragement of competition, and use of positive reinforcement. The intervention was monitored by a t ...[more]