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09/01/26

A business case for diagnostic stewardship: a practical guide from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Diagnostic Stewardship Special Interest Group.

Turbett, Sarah E; Daragiati, Florian; T. Chu, Victoria; Fabre, Valeria; Ku, Tsun Sheng N; Ryder, Jonathan; Sick-Samuels, Anna; Touzard-Romo, Francine; Zering, Jessica; Morgan, Daniel J; Fakih, Mohamad G. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol.

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Business Case for Excellence Tests, Screening, and Laboratory Processes
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Summary

Diagnostic stewardship can improve care while potentially reducing unnecessary healthcare spending. This practical guide from the SHEA Diagnostic Stewardship Special Interest Group modeled the financial and quality effects of five stewardship interventions spanning laboratory medicine, infection prevention, blood-culture stewardship, and hospital administration. The authors tested their business-case development approach in a 200-bed hospital, estimating approximately $2.5–$2.8 million would be realized in laboratory and clinical savings.

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Turbett SE, Daragiati F, T. Chu V, et al. A business case for diagnostic stewardship: a practical guide from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Diagnostic Stewardship Special Interest Group. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2026;6(1):e266.