Dr. jackson discusses ATOP®
In an interview with Washington G2 Reports' Diagnostic Testing and Technology Report, Brian Jackson, MD, ARUP’s medical director of Informatics, discusses the benefits of ARUP's ATOP program, which assigns a team of ARUP pathologists and data analysts, as well as University of Utah School of Medicine faculty, to analyze a client’s test-ordering patterns and assess the clinical and economic impact of suboptimal test ordering. Offering Emory Medical Laboratory, which saved $75,000 per year as a result of ATOP, as an example, Dr. Jackson states that ATOP is an invaluable screening tool.
- ARUP’s new Analyzing Test Ordering Patterns (ATOP) program offers clinical
laboratories the opportunity to take a closer look at their ordering patterns, with
an eye to finding and eliminating inappropriate or inefficient ordering....The potential savings are vast. See more
(Washington G2 Reports. “Analyzing Test Ordering Patterns Helps Labs Cut Costs and Minimize Waste. ” December 2007.)