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Waived Testing in the Physicians' Office Laboratory
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:1248-1249.
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The article titled, "The Physicians' Office Laboratory: 1988 and 1996 Survey of Illinois Pediatricians," by Binns et al,1 was interesting and provocative. Their documentation of the changes made in the office laboratories of Illinois pediatricians from 1988 to 1996 is an important addition to the literature. They report a decrease in the percentage of pediatric offices doing tests in their laboratories (93% vs 84%) and in the median number of tests performed in each laboratory (6 tests vs 4 tests).
These statistics show a different trend from that reported by the American Academy of Family Physicians for their members (B. Mitchell [bmitchel@aafp.org], e-mail, April 10, 1998). They report that, in 1992, 93% of family physicians did tests in their laboratories. These figures dipped to 79% in 1994, but increased 90% to 92% in 1996 and 1997. Why do family practitioners use their office laboratories more than pediatricians?
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