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Only '''24''' labs can actually be sent in. You can collect as many as you want, but only those with the highest priority will actually be sent.

On the rare occasion ~~when~~ more different labs ~~than that~~ are performed on a patient~~, it is not clear which should be given priorities high enough to be sent~~.

=== Which labs should be given preference ===

On the rare occasion more than 24 different labs are performed on a patient.

~~The~~ labs ~~are collected mostly for a cost estimate~~, so the ~~most expensive ones~~ are ~~of most interest to us. Apparently a request for up-to-date lab costs has been in~~ to ~~the lab people for some time, but there are difficulties in getting an answer~~.

Since we cross-check labs against the TISS, all the labs that are referenced on the TISS need to be sent.

As for the rest, the labs are collected mostly for a cost estimate, so the most expensive ones are of most interest to us. Apparently a request for up-to-date lab costs has been in to the lab people for some time, but there are difficulties in getting an answer.

Once we have updated costs, we would actually change the CCMDB.mdb so it would pick the most important labs automatically based on cost, much like we are now doing for comorbids.

~~In other words, for now there~~ is ~~no good answer to your question, and when an answer becomes available, it will make~~ the ~~question moot.~~ :-)

==== Discussion ====

* What is the order of preference with which any given lab should be sent? [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 13:06, 26 August 2008 (CDT)

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 Only '''24''' labs can actually be sent in. You can collect as many as you want, but only those with the highest priority will actually be sent.
-On the rare occasion when more different labs than that are performed on a patient, it is not clear which should be given priorities high enough to be sent.
+=== Which labs should be given preference ===
+On the rare occasion more than 24 different labs are performed on a patient.
-The labs are collected mostly for a cost estimate, so the most expensive ones are of most interest to us. Apparently a request for up-to-date lab costs has been in to the lab people for some time, but there are difficulties in getting an answer.
+Since we cross-check labs against the TISS, all the labs that are referenced on the TISS need to be sent.
+As for the rest, the labs are collected mostly for a cost estimate, so the most expensive ones are of most interest to us. Apparently a request for up-to-date lab costs has been in to the lab people for some time, but there are difficulties in getting an answer.
 Once we have updated costs, we would actually change the CCMDB.mdb so it would pick the most important labs automatically based on cost, much like we are now doing for comorbids.
-In other words, for now there is no good answer to your question, and when an answer becomes available, it will make the question moot. :-)
+==== Discussion ====
+* What is the order of preference with which any given lab should be sent? [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 13:06, 26 August 2008 (CDT)
 [[Category:Data_Collection_Guide]]
 [[Category:Data Integrity Rules]]
+[[Category:Questions]]