Real-time physician electronic alerts reduce unnecessary blood testing in elderly patients

Friday, November 5, 2010 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

An electronic message sent to physicians the moment they ordered a blood test for elderly patients reduced unnecessary use of the test that is often false-positive for the elderly, according to a paper published in the November edition of American Journal of Managed Care.

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