An educational intervention to increase awareness reduces unnecessary laboratory testing in an internal medicine resident-run clinic

• Main Authors: Erika Leung (Author), Shuang Song (Author), Omar Al-Abboud (Author), Shahed Shams (Author), John English (Author), Wisam Naji (Author), Yafei Huang (Author), Leon Robison (Author), Fred Balis (Author), Hameem I. Kawsar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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At our resident-run clinic in an underserved community, laboratory test costs in 2013 exceeded the government subsidy by $400 000. To optimize limited resources and improve patient care, an education program to reduce testing was implemented. Between November 2014 and January 2015, residents attende...