Meeting
Abstract Number: 179
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Healthcare delivery has become more expensive, with a portion of the elevated cost due to increased utilization of laboratory studies. The Choosing Wisely campaign is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation focused on preventing wasteful care. Accordingly, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative developed an evidence-based list describing overutilization practices. This […]
Abstract Number: 366
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Studies have shown that overutilization of labs is common and can cause adverse health outcomes. No study to date has compared whether variation in lab ordering tendencies exists between different services within the same hospital. Methods: This observational study combined a survey of internal medicine residents and hospitalists and a retrospective […]