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BACKGROUND
Unnecessary telemetry monitoring contributes to healthcare waste.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of 2 interventions to reduce telemetry utilization.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS
A 2‐group retrospective, observational pre‐ to postintervention study of F35,871 nonintensive care unit (ICU) patients admitted to 1 academic medical center.
INTERVENTION
On the hospitalist service, we...
BACKGROUNDInappropriate laboratory testing is a contributor to waste in healthcare.
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the impact of a multifaceted laboratory reduction intervention on laboratory costs.
DESIGNA retrospective, controlled, interrupted time series (ITS) study.
SETTINGUniversity of Utah Health Care, a 500‐bed academic medical center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
POPULATIONAll patients 18 years or older...