title: Diagnostic testing as a cost factor in teaching institutions.
abstract: Clinical data are analyzed to examine the degree of reliance residents in training place on diagnostic tests and procedures in patient management and the extent of educational costs incurred for patient care in a teaching hospital. To help limit the ordering of diagnostic tests, resident trainees need to be kept aware of the validity, reliability, and diagnostic utility of specific laboratory tests in certain clinical situations.
mesh_terms: D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics*; D007396:Internship and Residency