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[How to reduce unnecessary orders of laboratory tests]
Ayumi Shimbuno1, Masanobu Noharai, Makoto Enomoto
1Department of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Abstract:
The medical insurance system in Japan has been focusing on how to reduce the annual increases in medical expenses. In this context, the circumstances in the laboratory department in large hospitals have been growing more strict. Therefore, medical staff working in large hospitals need to know how to reduce the expenditure consumed in laboratory tests. In this paper we report economical loss resulted from physicians' excessive test-orders and suggest how to manage the problem.
