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Decoding Doctors’ DecisionsHow System Friction and Patient Agency Affect Physicians — And What This Means for Lab Testing

A survey of more than 400 physicians conducted by YouGov, commissioned by Siemens Healthineers, discloses how significant laboratory testing is to their clinical decisions, how systemic pressure is influencing their test orders, and how patient care depends on the support clinical laboratory professionals provide. Read the report.

A survey of more than 400 physicians conducted by YouGov, commissioned by Siemens Healthineers, sought to quantify the value of laboratory testing and the services clinical laboratory professionals perform from the perspective of those who rely on these services daily. Doctors disclose how significant laboratory testing is to their clinical decisions, how systemic pressure is influencing their test orders, and how patient care depends on the support clinical laboratory professionals provide.

Physicians and patients agree there is expectation to order lab testing upon request.
Patients’ rising influence is creating tension between doctors’ clinical judgment and their patient expectations.
Patients have asked for lab tests of interest based on medical info they've learned from other sources. Physicians agree they have ordered tests to satisfy patients' requests.
Dr. Zobair M. Younossi
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Respondent breakdown by specialty

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Where doctors say their patient testing is primarily performed


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