The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals

Andrew Georgiou; Elia Vecellio; Ling Li; Johanna I. Westbrook

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-917

The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals

Andrew Georgiou^*, Elia Vecellio, Ling Li, Johanna I. Westbrook

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Abstract

In this study we examined the impact of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) on repeat test rates (i.e., the same test ordered within a specified window of time) for a commonly ordered set of laboratory tests; Electrolytes, Urea, Creatinine [EUC], Full Blood Counts [FBC] and Liver Function Tests [LFT]. The results point to the potential that timely, evidence-based electronic decision support features can have on the efficiency and effectiveness of the pathology laboratory process and its contribution to quality patient care.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics
Editors	Indra Neil Sarkar, Andrew Georgiou, Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	917
Number of pages	1
Volume	216
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614995647
ISBN (Print)	9781614995630
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-917
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics, MEDINFO 2015 - Sao Paulo, Brazil Duration: 19 Aug 2015 → 23 Aug 2015

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Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	216
ISSN (Print)	09269630
ISSN (Electronic)	18798365

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Other	15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics, MEDINFO 2015
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Sao Paulo
Period	19/08/15 → 23/08/15

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Georgiou, A., Vecellio, E., Li, L., & Westbrook, J. I. (2015). The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals. In I. N. Sarkar, A. Georgiou, & P. M. de Azevedo Marques (Eds.), MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics (Vol. 216, pp. 917). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 216). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-917

Georgiou, Andrew ; Vecellio, Elia ; Li, Ling et al. / The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals. MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics. editor / Indra Neil Sarkar ; Andrew Georgiou ; Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques. Vol. 216 Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2015. pp. 917 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Georgiou, A, Vecellio, E, Li, L & Westbrook, JI 2015, The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals. in IN Sarkar, A Georgiou & PM de Azevedo Marques (eds), MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics. vol. 216, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 216, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 917, 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics, MEDINFO 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 19/08/15. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-917

The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals. / Georgiou, Andrew; Vecellio, Elia; Li, Ling et al.
MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics. ed. / Indra Neil Sarkar; Andrew Georgiou; Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques. Vol. 216 Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2015. p. 917 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 216).

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Georgiou A, Vecellio E, Li L , Westbrook JI. The Impact of an Electronic Medical Record on Repeat Laboratory Test Ordering Across Four Australian Hospitals. In Sarkar IN, Georgiou A, de Azevedo Marques PM, editors, MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-Enabled Health - Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics. Vol. 216. Amsterdam: IOS Press. 2015. p. 917. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-917

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