Table 63
Performance of laboratory services in family physician* practice settings, July 2008
| Laboratory Service | Perform Test
in my Office |
Collect
Specimen & Send to Outside Lab |
Do Not Order
in my Practice |
Not Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urine pregnancy test | 89.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Fecal occult blood | 88.6% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| Dipstick urinalysis (manual) | 83.0% | 2.6% | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| Rapid Strep test | 80.4% | 9.8% | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| Vaginal smear/wet mount | 77.6% | 13.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| Glucose | 52.4% | 36.8% | 3.6% | 7.2% |
| Urine microscopic exam | 51.6% | 37.5% | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| Rapid influenza test | 50.1% | 24.5% | 15.5% | 9.9% |
| Dipstick urinalysis (automated) | 45.0% | 23.4% | 17.9% | 13.6% |
| Infectious mono screen | 39.6% | 43.5% | 6.3% | 10.7% |
| Prothrombin time/INR | 39.1% | 45.6% | 5.1% | 10.2% |
| CBC | 26.7% | 56.5% | 6.0% | 10.8% |
| Differential (automated) | 26.5% | 55.3% | 6.2% | 11.9% |
| Hemoglobin by HemoCue (waived method) | 26.4% | 15.8% | 37.5% | 20.3% |
| Hemoglobin (automated, non-waived method) | 23.0% | 39.5% | 19.6% | 17.9% |
| Urine microalbumin | 22.7% | 61.4% | 4.5% | 11.3% |
| Hematocrit (automated, non-waived method) | 21.7% | 41.6% | 18.9% | 17.9% |
| Cholesterol | 19.4% | 64.5% | 5.5% | 10.5% |
| Triglycerides | 19.2% | 65.1% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| Spun microhematocrit (waived method) | 19.1% | 20.6% | 41.3% | 19.0% |
| HDL Cholesterol | 19.0% | 64.7% | 5.7% | 10.6% |
| Rapid RSV test | 17.3% | 42.1% | 26.2% | 14.3% |
| Creatinine | 17.3% | 66.1% | 5.4% | 11.2% |
| Electrolytes | 16.1% | 67.6% | 5.4% | 10.9% |
| Liver function test | 15.2% | 68.5% | 5.4% | 10.9% |
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | 15.1% | 68.3% | 5.5% | 11.1% |
| H. Pylori test | 14.9% | 63.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| Uric acid | 11.1% | 71.3% | 5.7% | 11.9% |
| Urine colony count | 10.5% | 66.2% | 9.4% | 13.9% |
| Gram stain | 7.7% | 69.6% | 10.5% | 12.2% |
| Urine cultures (presumptive identification) | 7.0% | 77.0% | 5.1% | 11.0% |
| GC testing | 5.4% | 76.8% | 4.5% | 13.2% |
| HIV test (non-waived) | 5.3% | 68.2% | 12.5% | 14.1% |
| HIV test (waived) | 4.3% | 48.7% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| Susceptibility (antimicrobial sensitivity testing) | 5.3% | 68.2% | 12.5% | 14.1% |
| GC cultures | 4.3% | 48.7% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile II Survey, July 2008. |
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