Did you ever wonder why the residents order so many labs?

In a 2016 article in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, Sedrak et al. explore why residents order unnecessary labs in inpatient settings. The study is below. We would love to know your thoughts. Tell us what you and your teams think and what changes we could make here at UVA.

The article is in a PDF format here:

Residents’ Self Report on Why They Order Perceived Unnecessary Inpatient Lab Tests – Sedrack et al. J of Hospital Medicine 2016

Take care

– cg

 

 

 

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