Search Tag: blood test

Executive Health Management

Biomarker-tests-reduce-unnecessary-antibiotic-prescriptions

2014 07 Nov

On-the-spot tests for bacterial infections, which only take about three minutes to process, may help to reduce excessive use of antibiotics. Researchers in Denmark performed a systematic review showing that doctors who tested for the presence of bacterial infections were prescribing fewer antibiotics. Their findings are published online in The Cochrane...Read more

Executive Health Management

Blood-tests-from-10-to-10-169

2014 18 Aug

Recent research published in BMJ Open shows that there are significant price differences for ten common blood tests in California hospitals. While some patients were charged as little as $10 for one test, there were others that were charged $10,169 for the same test. More than 150 hospitals in California were analysed and tests such as lipid panel,...Read more

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Widespread-inappropriate-lab-testing-revealed-in-extensive-analysis

2013 20 Nov

More than 5 billion laboratory tests conducted each year in the US, making it healthcare’s single highest volume activity. A major study analysing 15 years worth of published research finds several surprising elements concerning the humble blood test. Led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and reported on-line...Read more