Table 13.

Summary of Practice Recommendations

Practice Category	Practice Recommendation
CPOE	Use of CPOE is recommended as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
CDSS/CDST	No recommendation for or against due to insufficient evidence is made for CDSS/CDST as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
Education	No recommendation for or against due to insufficient evidence is made for education as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
Feedback	No recommendation for or against due to insufficient evidence is made for feedback as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
Reflex testing	Use of reflex testing practices is recommended as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
Test review	No recommendation for or against due to insufficient evidence is made for test review as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
LTU team	No recommendation for or against due to insufficient evidence is made for LTU team as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU
Combined  practices	Use of combined practices is a recommended as a best practice to support appropriate clinical LTU

CDSS/CDST, clinical decision support systems/tools; CPOE, computerized provider order entry; LTU, laboratory test utilization.