Utilization management in the blood transfusion service.
The scope of activity of the Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) makes it unique among the clinical laboratories. The combination of therapeutic and diagnostic roles necessitates a multi-faceted approach to utilization management in the BTS. We present our experience in utilization management in large academic medical center.
Blood Transfusion Service, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Jackson 220, Boston, MA, USA 02114. Electronic address: jrpena@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Jeremy Ryan Andrew
JR
Peña
Walter Sunny
WS
Dzik
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064790:Clinical Laboratory Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans
BTS; Blood Transfusion Service; Blood transfusion; CMV; FFP; FNH; IVIg; LR; PCC; PLT; POC; RCT; Transfusion medicine; Utilization management; cytomegalovirus; febrile non-hemolytic; fresh-frozen plasma; intravenous immunoglobulin; leukoreduction/leukoreduced; pRBC; packed red blood cell; platelets; point-of-care; prothrombin complex concentrate; rVIIa; randomized control trial; recombinant activated factor VII