Consultations with health care practitioners and consumers provide clinical laboratory
scientists opportunities for evidence-based assessment of the impact of diagnostic …

An exploratory study was conducted to document and characterize medical laboratory
practitioners'(MLP) consultations with other health providers regarding utilization of clinical …

Objective: To better inform physicians about how to find guidelines for diagnostic testing,
and to provide clinical advice on which diagnostic tests should be ordered. Methods: A …

The medical literature is replete with reports of the impact on quality of communication errors
in health services delivery and the disproportionate contribution of incomplete, inadequate …

New and expensive treatments, introduction of difficult to interpret complex tests, a greater
reliance on nurse practitioners as deliverers of primary care and patient initiated testing, all …

Background: Communication gaps in health services delivery significantly compromise
quality in clinical decision making. Information generated by diagnostics professionals' …

Background: The number and complexity of clinical laboratory tests is rapidly expanding,
presenting primary care physicians with challenges in accurately, efficiently, and safely …

The future of healthcare delivery systems will depend on their ability to provide the best care
at the least cost. In the clinical laboratory, this translates to ensuring that decreased test use …

The ordering and management of diagnostic test results is an important aspect of the plan of
care in the primary care setting. The process involves a series of steps beginning with …

Complaint awareness—Instrument, reagent, or software malfunction Customers: Timely
escalation of the observation, including patient-or situation-specific information. When …