Qualitive Improvement Initiative to Eliminate Inpatient Fecal Occult Blood Testing

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is not recommended for the evaluation of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms or anemia in hospitalized patients. Nonetheless, FOBT is still widely used in hospitals and a positive test is a common reason for gastroenterology consults. Our initial aim was to decrease the total FOBT orders in hospitalized patients at Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center from 10/2019 to 11/2020 by 80% through provider education. The final aim was to eliminate the test from inpatient diagnostics.

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