Verena Gounden

ORCID: 0000-0002-7488-9768 · 1 paper in corpus

2023

Evaluation of tumour marker utilisation and impact of electronic gatekeeping in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

African journal of laboratory medicine ·doi:10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2027

BackgroundInappropriate testing remains a high healthcare cost driver. Tumour marker tests are more expensive than routine chemistry testing. Implementing test demand management systems like electronic gatekeeping (EGK) has reportedly decre…