Frequency and pattern of test utilization rate in clinical biochemistry laboratory: two different large hospital examples

Abstract

Clinical biochemistry laboratories (CBL) are the most frequently utilized laboratory group in healthcare, and their significance in patient care is indisputable. This study investigated the frequency and pattern of test utilization rate in CBL at two large hospitals’ outpatient and inpatient clinics.

Keywords

• test ordering
• frequency of laboratory testing
• outpatients
• inpatients
• clinical biochemistry laboratory