JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 161-166.e3 , March 2009

Provider Management of and Satisfaction With Laboratory Testing in the Nursing Home Setting: Results of a National Internet-Based Survey

  • Brian H. Shirts, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Subashan Perera, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA
    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), VAPHS, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Yazan F. Roumani, MS, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Stephanie A. Studenski, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • David A. Nace, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Michael J. Becich, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Steven M. Handler, MD, MS, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Steven M. Handler, MD, MS, CMD, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

  • Image Result

    Percentage of survey respondents with laboratory health information technology in the nursing home.

    Percentage of survey respondents with laboratory health information technology in the nursing home.

  • Image Result

    Desirability of features in an electronic laboratory results management system rated on 7-point scale from useless (0) to indispensable (7).

    Desirability of features in an electronic laboratory results management system rated on 7-point scale from useless (0) to indispensable (7).

 This study was supported in part by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants F30MH074265, 1 KL2 RR024154–01 (NIH Roadmap Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Award Grant), P30AG024827, R01AG027017, and F30MH074265; a Merck/AFAR Junior Investigator Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology; and a Veteran's Administration Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Award (IIR06–062). The authors acknowledge no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00319-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.08.018

JAMDA
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