دورية أكاديمية
Cost avoidance and outcome improvement by implementing a test utilization strategy for molecular microbiology tests
| العنوان: | Cost avoidance and outcome improvement by implementing a test utilization strategy for molecular microbiology tests |
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| المؤلفون: | Ricaldi, Jessica, Racsa, Lori, Pusch, Tobias, Gander, Rita M., Southern, Paul, Cavuoti, Dominick, Byrd, Linda, Alatoom, Adnan |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| المجموعة: | Repositorio - UPCH (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Polymerase chain reaction, health care utilization, BK virus, clinical laboratory, cost control, Cytomegalovirus, laboratory diagnosis, microbiological examination, molecular diagnosis, unnecessary procedure, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.01Test |
| الوصف: | Test utilization is an essential strategy in the clinical laboratory, especially with increasing numbers of tests and health care costs. We designed a triage system for molecular microbiology tests ordered from 2007 through 2010 to assess their appropriateness before they were sent out to a reference laboratory for testing. The number of tests ordered and approved and the number with positive results were calculated during the study period. Cost avoidance was subsequently calculated. A total of 13,839 tests were ordered, averaging 3,335 tests/year. The overall approval rate was 76%, ranging from 72% in 2007 to 81% in 2010. With the exception of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK virus PCR, the numbers of all tests decreased in 2010 compared to 2007. The total savings over 4 years was $374,791, with an average cost avoidance of $93,698/year. Pathologists and microbiologists should design a utilization system for laboratory testing to avoid unnecessary cost and improve patient care. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1873-4391 |
| العلاقة: | urn:issn:1873-4391; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10418Test; Clinical Microbiology Newsletter; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2014.11.004Test |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2014.11.004 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/20.500.12866/10418Test https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2014.11.004Test https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10418Test |
| حقوق: | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.D93B7E53 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 18734391 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2014.11.004 |