Background: There is a population of patients who visit Emergency Department (ED) frequently and this has become a challenge for the health-care system. A small proportion, four percent of ED patients, could constitute up to 20% of ED visits (1-3).Interdisciplinary approach of care management is the most widely evaluated and single-point-of contact (4).We conducted a [...]

Background: Excessive laboratory use has been associated with increased hospital costs, increased incidence of anemia, and unnecessary additional testing and procedures. Previous studies have focused on resident interventions within teaching hospitals amongst other residents, but few studies have had residents intervene on non-teaching faculty. A quality improvement initiative was implemented at our institution to reduce [...]