Objectives: The main objectives of this study were to show a simple approach to detect inappropriate requests of laboratory tests and to monitor success after establishing interventions. These ...

Simple restructuring of a computerized order form significantly reduced the number of laboratory tests suspected of being unnecessary or redundant. Pre—post intervention. Methods: A new version of the ...

UnitedHealth Group company Optum is launching a lab benefit management platform aimed at reducing unnecessary lab testing. “Lab testing is one of the most common touch points in healthcare and the ...

The need for understandable and transparent pricing for medical services in the U.S. has increased in urgency with the continuing rise of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Americans are delaying ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

General concepts and administrative issues -- Optimizing laboratory workflow and performance -- Pre-analysis -- Analysis: principles of instrumentation -- Analysis: clinical laboratory automation -- ...

The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine recommended ED and lab staff collaborate on testing protocol for drugs of misuse.