3122.0: Monday, November 13, 2000 - 3:10 PM

Abstract #17862

Use of the National Inventory of Clinical Laboratory Testing Services to Predict the Impact of Service Changes on Laboratory Testing Patterns

Ana K. Stankovic, MDPhD1, Steven J. Steindel, PhD1, and Stephen T. Mennemeyer, PhD2. (1) Division of Laboratory Systems/ Lab Performance Assessment Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Chamblee, GA 30341-3724, 7704888131, avs2@cdc.gov, (2) School of Public Health HCOP, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave S. 330 RPHB, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, 205 975 8965, smenneme@uab.edu

The National Inventory of Laboratory Testing Services (NICLTS)provides a statistically complete (95% percent confidence) description of laboratory testing patterns in the U.S. in 1996. The total volume of tests is estimated, and classified by type of analyte, method and specimen source, as well as type and geographical distribution of the laboratory where the testing is performed. An intent of NICLTS was to model testing behavior and to then use that information to predict change in response to proposed regulations or professional guidelines. We will discuss the ability of NICLTS to model the delivery of testing and the types of changes that can be successfully predicted by the model.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Keywords: Clinical Lab Services, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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