Clinical decisions and laboratory use / edited by Donald P. Connelly ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Connelly, Donald P.

Series:

University of Minnesota continuing medical education (Series) ; v. 1.

Publications in the health sciences.

Publications in the health sciences

University of Minnesota continuing medical education ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical medicine--Decision making.

Clinical medicine.

Medical laboratories--Utilization.

Medical laboratories.

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the national expenditure for health care continues to mount, pressures from within and outside of medicine are encouraging more effective and economical use of medical resources. Though much of the current attention is focused on a few high-cost, technologically dramatic procedures, the rapidly growing use of laboratory tests makes up a substantial portion of heal care costs. Evidence suggests that a significant amount of laboratory use is ineffective and unnecessary and could be eliminated with no harmful effects on the quality of care.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; SECTION I. Medical Decisions, Technology, and Social Needs; SECTION II. The Process of Clinical Decision Making; SECTION III. Clinical Decisions and the Clinical Laboratory; SECTION IV. Medical Education and Effective Laboratory Use; SECTION V. Tools for Supporting the Decision-Making Process; SECTION VI. Research Initiatives Toward Effective Decision Making and Laboratory Use; Appendix. Discussion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816661978

0816661979

OCLC:

476162175