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21173132

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Management of laboratory test utilization presents an ongoing challenge. Most studies reported in the literature have described efforts to control one or a few tests, but the results cannot be generalized to a broader utilization management strategy. Herein we report our experiences with an organizational utilization management program during a 10-year period. Cumulatively, our program has achieved significant success, saving millions of dollars in blood components and reducing inpatient tests per discharge by 26%. Highlights from our experiences include the importance of implementing an institutional organizational structure to support utilization management, the central role fulfilled by clinical pathologists as leaders of the program, the ability to obtain timely utilization data, and careful selection of the most appropriate implementation tools tailored to the unique circumstances of each utilization management initiative.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1943-7722
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
135
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
108-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Utilization management in a large urban academic medical center: a 10-year experience.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article