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Factors Associated With Ordering Laboratory Monitoring Of High-Risk Medications, Shira H. Fischer, Terry S. Field, Daniel J. Peterson, George Reed, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Jennifer Tjia

Jennifer Tjia

Background

Knowledge about factors associated with provider ordering of appropriate testing is limited.

Objective

To determine physician factors correlated with ordering of recommended laboratory monitoring tests for high-risk medications, accounting for patient characteristics.

Methods

Analysis of the administrative claims and electronic medical records of patients prescribed a high-risk medication requiring laboratory monitoring in a large multispecialty group practice between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. The outcome is a physician order for each recommended laboratory test for each prescribed medication. Key predictor variables include physician characteristics, including age, gender, specialty training, years since completing training, and prescribing volume. We …

Dialysis Rationing And The Just Allocation Of Resources: A Historical Primer., Teri Browne

Teri Browne

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