Optimizing Ordering Preferences Promotes Best Practices: 58% Decrease in dsDNA Send-Out Tests Within Six Months of Implementing Minor Electronic Medical Records Change

Autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) are specific for and play a major role in the diagnosis and management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often fluctuating with disease activity. A potential problem was determined to be the alphabetical listing of tests in the test ordering me...

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Published in:American journal of clinical pathology 2015-10, Vol.144 (suppl_2), p.A045-A045
Main Authors: Stalling, Melissa, Huston, Elizabeth, Ansari, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electronic medical records
Medical records
Physicians
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:Autoantibodies against double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) are specific for and play a major role in the diagnosis and management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often fluctuating with disease activity. A potential problem was determined to be the alphabetical listing of tests in the test ordering menu in the electronic medical record (EMR).
ISSN:0002-9173
1943-7722
DOI:10.1093/ajcp/144.suppl2.045