Meeting
Abstract Number: 215
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The Society of Hospital Medicine and the ABIM Foundation‘s Choosing Wisely Campaign have made tackling overutilization of routine labs part of their mission. Based on the literature, 30-50% of routine labs ordered for hospitalized patients every morning may be unnecessary. Aside from pain, discomfort and sleep disturbance, these daily labs predispose patients to iatrogenic […]