Using heatmaps to identify opportunities for optimization of test utilization and care delivery

Background: When a provider orders a test in a pattern that is substantially different than their peers, it may indicate confusion in the test name or inappropriate use of the test, which can be elucidated by initiating dialog between clinicians and the laboratory. However, the analysis of ordering...

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Main Authors: Yonah C Ziemba, Liya Lomsadze, Yehuda Jacobs, Tylis Y Chang, Nina Haghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=31;epage=31;aulast=Ziemba