Friday, July 10, 2020

The Culture of One-Click Purchasing Should Not Extend Into Healthcare: Why Diagnostic Stewardship Matters


Check out this neat article on diagnostic stewardship by former VCU resident Dr. Sejal Morjaria, now an ID attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

I could not agree more, one-click purchasing should not carryover to one click test ordering. Limitations, hard stops and order entry decision support are required to minimize over-testing.  Education and awareness only go so far...