Sentences with phrase «reducing unnecessary tests»

At least 39 states have already started working to improve the quality of assessments or reducing unnecessary tests.

Identification of those men at greatest risk for prostate cancer development and progression would provide a means of targeted screening, thereby reducing unnecessary testing, false positive tests, and the burden of overdiagnosis and over treatment.

This coordinated approach improves member experience and reduces unnecessary tests and treatments, leading to lower costs and better outcomes.

Mr. Edelman said that the organization supports legislation to reduce unnecessary testing, but «encouraging parents to opt out is not an effort to reduce overtesting.»

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center used two relatively simple tactics to significantly reduce the number of unnecessary blood tests to assess symptoms of heart attack and chest pain and to achieve a large decrease in patient charges.

An incentive program to reduce the number of unnecessary diagnostic laboratory tests performed in neurosurgical patients at UC San Francisco (UCSF) was highly successful.

Reducing the use of neuroimaging for patients with headaches has been one focus of recent initiatives seeking to limit the use of unnecessary and costly medical tests.

«Reduce unnecessary lab tests, decrease costs by modifying software.»

Clinical judgement, combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood test on arrival, is effective in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions for chest pain, a new study shows.

«We need to expand the number of pathogens that we test for in our food supply, and we need international leadership to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics on industrial farms around the world,» Price says.

Dr Clark also highlighted the potential of the test to tackle antibiotic resistance — the growth of resistant strains of bacteria which can not be treated with antibiotics — by reducing unnecessary or ineffective use of medication.

«More efforts, such as clinical decision support, are needed to reduce unnecessary cardiac stress testing,» Dr. Ladapo concludes, suggesting greater use of stress testing without radiological imaging, such as regular exercise treadmill tests or stress testing with ultrasound imaging as opposed to CT imaging.

A new prostate screening blood test called IsoPSA could significantly reduce the rate of unnecessary biopsies by almost 50 percent.

Research shows the test doesn't reduce rates of death from ovarian cancer and can result in unnecessary and sometimes dangerous procedures, including surgery.

A spokesperson for the Standards and Testing Agency, part of the DfE, said: «Reducing unnecessary teacher workload is a key priority for this government.

Students could be taking the same number of tests as they have in the past, particularly if districts don't reduce the number of duplicative and unnecessary local tests.

While ESSA was designed to reduce unnecessary standardized testing, the new educational policy requires that schools take an annual statewide assessment.

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

«The President's Testing Action Plan encourages thoughtful approaches to assessments that will help to restore the balance on testing in America's classrooms by reducing unnecessary assessments while promoting equity and innovation,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. in a news rTesting Action Plan encourages thoughtful approaches to assessments that will help to restore the balance on testing in America's classrooms by reducing unnecessary assessments while promoting equity and innovation,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. in a news rtesting in America's classrooms by reducing unnecessary assessments while promoting equity and innovation,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. in a news release.

Continuing to ensure that parents and educators have annual assessment information they need about how students are doing, while supporting states and districts in reducing unnecessary, onerous and redundant testing;

State - of - the - Art Surgical Facility and Diagnostic Equipment An in - house digital x-ray, dental facility, and testing equipment reduce the time between examination and diagnosis and often eliminates the need for unnecessary travel to other testing facilities.