Dr. jackson on Managing Laboratory-Test Use
In his article published in Clinics of Laboratory Medicine, Brian Jackson, MD, MS, medical director of Informatics at ARUP, focuses on potential over-, under-, and misuse of individual laboratory tests. According to Dr. Jackson, pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists can help physicians provide higher-quality, more cost-effective care by helping them utilize online test catalogs that direct them toward optimal test algorithms.
- It is difficult for unaided physicians to keep up with the scientific advances and changing practice guidelines relevant to ordering and interpreting laboratory tests. Overordering, underordering, and misordering of tests are all common, and specific practices vary tremendously from community to community. See more
(Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. “Managing Laboratory Test Use: Principles and Tools. ” December 2007.)