Evaluation of tumour marker utilisation and impact of electronic gatekeeping in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate testing remains a high healthcare cost driver. Tumour marker tests are more expensive than routine chemistry testing. Implementing test demand management systems like electronic gatekeeping (EGK) has reportedly decreased test requests. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describ...

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Autores principales: Dlamini, Immaculate S., Gounden, Verena, Moodley, Nareshni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37434992
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027

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