A quality improvement project to reduce overutilization of blood tests in a teaching hospital.

: In hospitals, physicians-in-training are major contributors to the burden of tests ordered, increasing cost and resource utilization. We implemented an intervention to discourage overutilization of the complete blood count (CBC) and the basic metabolic panel (BMP). : An intervention was designed, comprising education on high-value care and burden of over-testing, encouragement of competition, and use of positive reinforcement.

Prescription Medication Misuse.

In the United States, there is a prescription medication misuse crisis including increases in unintentional drug overdose deaths, medications obtained on the illicit market (i.e., diversion), and in the number of individuals seeking treatment for addiction to prescription medications.