Table 1.

Original settings in electronic medical record

Variable	Setting at electronic medical record (EMR) go-live May 2009
Allowable frequencies for repetitive ordering of laboratory tests	All frequencies possible (ranging from multiple times daily to once per week)
Review of electronic order sets	Limited review by pathology; many order sets converted without major modification from paper requisitions or from previous EMR
Duplicate ordering of tests	Limited to cancellations by laboratory information system if same test(s) ordered on exact same collect time
Send-out tests	Generic prompt on all send-outs (i.e. not customized to any particular testing)
Restriction of tests requiring approval (‘laboratory formulary’)	No
Laboratory test charges	Not posted in EMR