Meeting
Abstract Number: 384
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The Society of Hospital Medicine’s Choosing Wisely recommendations include avoiding repetitive Complete blood count (CBC) and serum electrolyte panels (SEPs). SEPs include basic and comprehensive metabolic panels (BMP, CMP respectively). Unnecessary routine lab can cause increased costs(1)(2), unnecessary downstream testing and procedures, hospital acquired anemia(2)(3)(4) and patient discomfort. Multiple QI project has been successful […]