Theel Elitza S, Johnson Ryan D, Plumhoff Elizabeth, Hanson Curtis A
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Optum Labs, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr;53(4):1358-60. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03464-14. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
We surveyed national Helicobacter pylori diagnostic testing practices and diagnoses using commercial and Medicare medical claims data from Optum Labs (Cambridge, MA). Serologic testing for antibodies to H. pylori remains the most commonly ordered diagnostic test despite recent expert recommendations. Changes in reimbursement for serologic testing will likely drive future provider ordering practices.
我们利用来自Optum Labs(马萨诸塞州剑桥)的商业和医疗保险医疗理赔数据,调查了全国幽门螺杆菌诊断检测实践及诊断情况。尽管近期有专家建议,但幽门螺杆菌抗体血清学检测仍是最常被开具的诊断检测项目。血清学检测报销政策的变化可能会推动未来医疗机构的检测开具行为。