Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories.
Valenstein PN, Walsh MK, Stankovic AK. Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(2):206-10. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[206:AOSTOA]2.0.CO;2.
Errors in ordering send-out tests (tests performed at specialized regional laboratories) were common, despite the use of a computerized ordering system.