Simple restructuring of a computerized order form significantly reduced the number of laboratory tests suspected of being unnecessary or redundant. Pre—post intervention. Methods: A new version of the ...

Bluehill Central is a software tool that is used to optimize the management of a laboratory’s materials testing systems, including users, settings, results analysis, and centralizing file storage, ...

The need for understandable and transparent pricing for medical services in the U.S. has increased in urgency with the continuing rise of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Americans are delaying ...

Cost display and cost charge induce different test ordering behavior depending on the healthcare setting. Objectives: To study the effects on the number of laboratory tests ordered after introduction ...

Quest Diagnostics launched a direct-to-consumer service that allows users to order and pay for lab tests from home. Dubbed QuestDirect, the online service offers 35 diagnostic test packages covering ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.