Table 3.
Testing frequency and duplication rates for 85 patients
| Testing | Total tests ordered | Ordered frequency per patient | Total testing duplication* | % Of total testing ordered | Non-clinically indicated testing* | % Of total testing ordered |
| Echocardiogram | 36 | 41% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0% |
| EKG | 73 | 50% | 15 | 21% | 15 | 21% |
| Chest x-ray | 40 | 37% | 4 | 10% | 4 | 10% |
| Lung scan | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Cardiac MRI | 3 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Coronary CT angiogram | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Other testing | ||||||
| Blood sample panels | 268 | 93% | 13 | 16% | 6 | 8% |
*
Blood sample panels broken into individual components.