Young D W
Br Med J. 1980 Dec 13;281(6255):1610-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6255.1610.
The number of investigations carried out on patients with the same condition varies greatly. The reason is largely inappropriate investigation. The known progressive increase in the use of laboratory facilities could be slowed down if unnecessary tests were eliminated. A computer-based medical information system, house officer information system, was used to eliminate the ordering of unnecessary tests. Analysis showed that patients cared for while the system was in operation were less likely to have unnecessary tests, which lead to a saving of pound1.34 per patient in laboratory costs.
针对患有相同病症的患者所进行的检查数量差异很大。原因主要是检查不恰当。如果消除不必要的检查,实验室设施使用量已知的逐步增加情况可能会放缓。一个基于计算机的医学信息系统,即住院医生信息系统,被用于消除不必要检查的医嘱。分析表明,在该系统运行期间接受治疗的患者进行不必要检查的可能性较小,这使得每位患者在实验室成本方面节省了1.34英镑。