Why is there variation in test ordering practices for patients presenting to the emergency department with undifferentiated chest pain? A qualitative study.
Julie LiMaria R DahmJudith ThomasNasir WabePeter SmithAndrew GeorgiouPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)
Beyond the standardisation of pathology requesting advice across electronic decision support, order sets and guidelines, attempts to address issues related to the appropriateness and variation of laboratory test ordering should consider local and systemic factors which also shape the ordering process.