A Multidisciplinary Housestaff-Led Initiative to Safely Reduce Daily Laboratory Testing

Wade Iams¹, Josh Heck, Meghan Kapp+12

• ¹W. Iams is chief resident in internal medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. J. Heck was chief resident in radiology and musculoskeletal radiology fellow, Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, at the time of implementation and writing. M. Kapp is chief resident in pathology, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. D. Leverenz is a third-year internal medicine resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. M. Vella is a fourth-year general surgery resident, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. E. Szentirmai is a fourth-year medical student, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. I. Valerio-Navarrete is data analyst, Department of Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. C. Theobald is assistant professor of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. K. Goggins is research coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. K. Flemmons is assistant professor of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. K. Sponsler is assistant professor of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. C. Penrod is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. P. Kleinholz is chief resident in neurology, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. D. Brady is professor of medicine and designated institutional official, Office of Graduate Medical Education,