Philip,
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More contributions welcome.
Rick
Dr Rick Jones
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Sen Lect, Yorkshire Centre Health Informatics, Univ of Leeds
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From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list on behalf of Jonathan Kay
Sent: Fri 15/08/2008 12:29
To: [log in to unmask]; Richard Jones [Pathology]
Subject:
How would you define success?
How important are:
* Reducing the laboratory's analytical workload
* Increasing the laboratory's analytical workload?
* Making work easier for the clinicians
* Making work easier for the laboratory
* Maximising clinical outcomes
* Maximising clinical cost-effectiveness
* Improving the patient journey
I think the gains from inhibiting repeated testing using time windows as the main input are very small, and they can be estimated by analysing the current patterns.
Now if we could implement rule-base requesting based on well-formulated clinical questions rather than time windows...
Would any members like to bring us up to date with the experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium?
Good luck
Jonathan
PS: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/aug14_2/a939
On 15 Aug 2008, at 10:45, Philip Hyde wrote:
Dear colleagues,
We have had limited electronic biochemistry requesting in part of our primary care area for a year or so now and are looking to refine and extend this. We would like to insert some advisory software advice/rules for GP's, advising them when any particular test or profile was requested so that they can consider whether a repeat is needed ("Lipid profile last done on 010808, repeat needed?" etc). I presume some of you must have already set up a similar. Would anyone be willing to share their experiences with me and advise which "advice / rules" you have found to be of practical use ?
Regards,
Philip Hyde,
Consultant Clinical Biochemist,
Dept Clinical Chemistry,
Pilgrim Hospital,
Boston PE21 9QS
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