Changing the electronic request form proves to be an effective tool for optimizing laboratory test utilization in the emergency department

Appropriate laboratory utilization more often than not needs to be initiated by the laboratory. This study was performed to analyze the impact on test ordering patterns in the emergency department obtained by omitting certain tests from the electronic tick box request form. The tests could still be ordered by writing the full name of the test or by a phone call. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), fibrinogen, aspartate aminotransferase (AST),...