Clinician-ordered peripheral blood smears have low reimbursement and variable clinical value: a three-institution study, with suggestions for operational efficiency

• Main Authors: Amy K. Beckman (Author), Valerie L. Ng (Author), David L. Jaye (Author), Manila Gaddh (Author), Sarah A. Williams (Author), Sophia L. Yohe (Author), Lin Zhang (Author), Michael A. Linden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Peripheral blood smears are performed to evaluate a variety of hematologic and non-hematologic disorders. At the authors' institutions, clinician requests for pathologist-performed blood smear reviews have increased in recent years. Blood smears may contribute significantly...