Evaluation and cost estimation of laboratory test overuse in 43 commonly ordered parameters through a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System (CCDSS) in a large university hospital

Andrea Tamburrano; Doriana Vallone; Cinzia Carrozza; Andrea Urbani; Maurizio Sanguinetti; Nicola Nicolotti; Andrea Cambieri; Patrizia Laurenti

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237159

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Evaluation and cost estimation of laboratory test overuse in 43 commonly ordered parameters through a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System (CCDSS) in a large university hospital

Andrea Tamburrano ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: dott.tamburrano@gmail.com

Affiliation Section of Hygiene - Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-2624

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Doriana Vallone,

Roles Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Section of Hygiene - Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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Cinzia Carrozza,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Biochemical Chemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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Andrea Urbani,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Unit of Biochemical Chemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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Maurizio Sanguinetti,

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-7059

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Nicola Nicolotti,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Visualization

Affiliation Hospital Health Management, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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Andrea Cambieri,

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Hospital Health Management, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
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Patrizia Laurenti

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Section of Hygiene - Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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Evaluation and cost estimation of laboratory test overuse in 43 commonly ordered parameters through a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System (CCDSS) in a large university hospital

Andrea Tamburrano,
Doriana Vallone,
Cinzia Carrozza,
Andrea Urbani,
Maurizio Sanguinetti,
Nicola Nicolotti,
Andrea Cambieri,
Patrizia Laurenti

Published: August 6, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237159

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