Optimal Utilization of Laboratory Testing

Laboratory Test Utilization

November 2011

Here is our site from the Mayo Medical Laboratories about algorithms and as you can see, there are 58 results starting with connective tissue diseases and going through KIT mutation and GIST testing algorithm. There's a lot of algorithms on this site and they can be quite helpful.

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• Introduction
• Objectives
• Assumptions to Forego
• Roger's Adopter Categories Based on Degree of Innovativeness¹
• Changes to Manual Requisitions^2,7
• Is This Test Misused?
• Overused/Misused Tests: Good Literature Support
• Bleeding Time³
• Anti–Single–Stranded DNA: Another Misused Test^4,5,6
• Use of Algorithms
• Laboratory Test Utilization
• Thyroid Testing Guidelines
• Thyroid Function Ordering Algorithm
• Pernicious Anemia Testing Guidelines
• Pernicious Anemia Testing Cascade
• Diarrhea Work Up Guidelines
• Parasitic Investigation of Stool Specimens Algorithm
• Obsolete Tests: Laboratory Directors' Opinions⁷
• Overused/Misused Tests — Opinion
• Frequency of Testing
• Newer Tests and Panels on the Horizon
• Hints on Improving Lab Utilization
• Hints on Improving Lab Utilization (2)
• Interventions to Improve Lab Utilization⁷
• Algorithm for Assessing Send–out Tests
• Improved Test Utilization: Assistance from Clinical Practice Committee
• Other Benefits of Clinical Practice Committee
• Summary
• References
• I Welcome Your Questions
• Questions?