Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 9, Number 12, December 2017, pages 965-969

Results of a Quality Improvement Project Aimed at Eliminating Healthcare Waste by Changing Medical Resident Test Ordering Behavior

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Algorithm utilized to guide ordering of laboratory investigations.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Graph demonstrating the decline in tests ordered during study period. The intervention line highlights the start of the project.

Table

Table 1. Cost Comparison Between the Pre-Intervention and Selected Intervention Phases
 
Cost of CBC with and without differentialNumber of ordersCost of BMPNumber of BMP ordersCost of PT/INRNumber of PT/INR ordersTotal cost (CBC, BMP, and PT)
August, September, October 2013$70,999.79,763$82,691.739,999$11,282.22,969$164,973.63
August, September, October 2014$62,209.18,854$72,403.858,755$8,960.42,358$143,573.35
$ decrease$8,790.7-$10,287.88-$2,321.8-$21,400.28
% decrease12.389.312.4412.420.5720.612.97