Analysis of Vitamin D Send-out Testing at an Academic Medical Center: Understanding Test Utilization and Result Patterns Through Data Mining and Visualization

Autor: Jennifer T. Gosselin, Jonathan R. Genzen
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 138:A060-A060
ISSN: 1943-7722
0002-9173
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/138.suppl2.28
Popis: Vitamin D testing has increased dramatically in recent years. Laboratories face challenges in managing this increased volume, including the logistics of send-out testing, determining whether to bring assays in house, and providing clinicians with decision support for proper test selection. Understanding test utilization and result patterns can help laboratories decide how to manage vitamin D testing in the future. At the time of this study, all vitamin D– related test orders from our hospital and …
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