Background Reducing laboratory test overuse is important for high quality, patient-centred
care. Identifying priorities to reduce low value testing remains a challenge. Objective To …

Background Overtesting in laboratory medicine is common. We set up this study to ascertain
the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in admitted patients and to investigate staff's …

Results Ninety-nine thousand four hundred and thirteen laboratory tests were included in
this analysis. Modifying the family medicine lab requisition resulted in a significant reduction …

Background Repetitive inpatient laboratory testing in the face of clinical stability is a marker
of low-value care. However, for commonly encountered clinical scenarios on medical units …

Importance Laboratory testing is an important target for high-value care initiatives,
constituting the highest volume of medical procedures. Prior studies have found that up to …

Background Studies addressing the appropriateness of laboratory testing have revealed
approximately 20% overutilization. We conducted a narrative review to (1) describe current …

Objectives To measure rates of potentially inappropriate pathology testing in the hospital
setting. Methods Retrospective cross-sectional study in hospital setting from July 2021 to …

Background To reduce overutilization of laboratory testing many interventions have been
tried, but selecting the most effective intervention for a given setting is challenging. To be …

Background Overuse of diagnostic testing substantially contributes to healthcare expenses
and potentially exposes patients to unnecessary harm. Our objective was to systematically …

Diagnostic laboratory tests are frequently overused in healthcare entities, leading to an
increased strain on laboratory resources, additional workload, and wastage of resources …