Overordering of tumor marker for outpatients revealed by performance indicators and the impact of a health policy intervention: An observational study using administrative records
Abstract:Purpose The overuse of laboratory tests contributes to impair health systems effectiveness, tumor markers (TMs) being a paradigmatic example. In the present study we applied indicators of TMs appropriateness developed from administrative datasets to appraise regionwide overordering in the clinical practice. Patients and methods TMs ordered to outpatients in the Veneto Region over 6 years were obtained from the eletronic Outpatients’ Records of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures. TMs orders were examined as … Show more
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