Less is more: Two automated interventions to increase vitamin B12 measurement when long-term proton pump inhibitor and decrease redundant testing.

CONCLUSIONS: Through the two automated interventions we improved the diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency, and decreased inadequate redundant s-vitamin B12 measurement, cutting unnecessary laboratory costs.
PMID: 32234494 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - March 28, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Salinas M, López-Garrigós M, Flores E, Blasco A, Leiva-Salinas C, PRIMary Care-LABoratory (PRIMLAB) working group Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research