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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47605/psn-pdf
January 17, 2019 - A follow-up study from US
Veterans Health Administration medical centers. … Assessment of Incorrect Surgical Procedures Within and Outside the
Operating Room: A Follow-up Study … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-
follow-study-us … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-follow-study-us … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-follow-study-us
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-medication-documentation-hospital-discharge-summaries-retrospective-analysis
March 23, 2012 - March 23, 2012
Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic … clinicians and healthcare professionals agree—all test results need to be seen, understood and followed up … 2024
Can patients contribute to enhancing the safety and effectiveness of test-result follow-up … , 2021
The delivery of safe and effective test result communication, management and follow-up … August 19, 2020
The impact of health information technology on the management and follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/discharge-planning-and-transitions-care
June 15, 2024 - Patients receive an onslaught of new information, medications, and follow-up tasks such as scheduling … effects. 8 Furthermore, discharge instructions oftentimes instruct patients or caregivers to schedule follow-up … post-discharge adverse events involve medications, pharmacists can assist with post-discharge telephone follow-up … Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call. … View More
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Transition to Nowhere April 1, 2015
Postdischarge Follow-Up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tying-loose-ends-discharging-patients-unresolved-medical-issues
February 24, 2011 - Study
Tying up loose ends: discharging patients with unresolved medical issues. … Tying up loose ends: discharging patients with unresolved medical issues. … Tying up loose ends: discharging patients with unresolved medical issues. … WebM&M Cases
No News May Not Be Good News
August 1, 2012
Follow-up … December 7, 2009
Timely follow-up of abnormal outpatient test results: perceived barriers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or-remaining
November 03, 2015 - Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up … Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining … in this case, failing to follow infection control precautions). … The willingness to speak up about safety concerns is a core component of safety culture . … A follow-up study from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861738/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - The patient was discharged from the ED and
follow-up was arranged with her primary care physician (PCP … She was still unable to flex her thumb at
follow-up a few weeks later. … must maintain a high index of suspicion and have a low
threshold to splint and refer patients for follow-up … Close follow-up with a hand surgeon should be arranged
for all cases of definite or suspected tendon … Specialty follow-up with a hand surgeon can ensure definitive diagnosis and
treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40636/psn-pdf
November 21, 2011 - Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the
operating room: a follow-up report. … Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room:
a follow-up report. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-follow-report … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-follow-report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/examining-patient-safety-events-using-behaviour-change-wheel-cross-sectional-analysis
September 20, 2012 - In this study, researchers analyzed 58 precursor safety events and associated follow-up actions in … team found poor alignment between the underlying causes of the events and the type of intervention/follow-up … September 20, 2012
Speaking up about traditional and professionalism-related patient … May 25, 2022
The FIRST curriculum: cultivating speaking up behaviors in the Clinical … September 25, 2019
'Speaking up' about patient safety concerns and unprofessional behaviour
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.290_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2013 - Describe the legal standard applied to failure to contact a patient about test results that require follow-up … step—the clinician and patient executing a treatment plan
That is what occurred in this case
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Follow-up … s Responsibility
From a legal perspective, patients also have a duty to participate in appropriate follow … Failing to contact a patient about abnormal test results that require follow up is a clear error that … up.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/laceration-needed-proper-exam-not-x-ray
November 25, 2020 - The patient was discharged from the ED and follow-up was arranged with her primary care physician (PCP … She was still unable to flex her thumb at follow-up a few weeks later. … Close follow-up with a hand surgeon should be arranged for all cases of definite or suspected tendon … disruption. 8 Referral and Follow-up Depending on local practice patterns and consultant availability … Specialty follow-up with a hand surgeon can ensure definitive diagnosis and treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-strategies-improve-management-abnormal-test-result-alerts-electronic-health-record
April 14, 2011 - Download Citation
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Improving follow-up … December 21, 2014
Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an … April 4, 2011
How context affects electronic health record–based test result follow-up … August 24, 2011
Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-reports-help-identify-common-factors-delayed-diagnosis-and-treatment
October 24, 2018 - Failure to properly follow up on test results can result in missed or delayed diagnoses . … Affairs (VA) system reveals the clinical impact of inadequate care processes for patients with urgent follow-up … coordinated care—arising from a lack of systems to track patients needing urgent evaluation, insufficient follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49730/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - having recently moved to the area), had no primary care
provider established yet, and needed close follow-up … The inpatient team desired a 1-week follow-up
appointment to check renal function, potentially re-start … that may frustrate inpatient
teams, despite their best effort to facilitate appropriate primary care follow-up … It may be argued that the patient in this case should not have been discharged without a better follow-up … Outpatient Follow-Up Care Setting Access Continuity
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/residual-anesthesia-tepid-burn
February 10, 2010 - Patient Education & Follow-up Regardless of the anesthesia technique and the discharge criteria used … , the patient must receive detailed postoperative instructions for routine and emergency follow-up. … Even though a personal follow-up within the first 24 hours may not be required in every case, special … follow-up arrangements after local/regional anesthesia should be considered. … Such follow-up would allow monitoring of compliance with postoperative instructions to prevent unintended
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42966/psn-pdf
November 21, 2018 - These mainly focused on ensuring appropriate follow-up of abnormal lab tests
(particularly cancer screening … As failure to
appropriately follow-up on lab abnormalities is a common source of patient harm in ambulatory … care, this
system—which identified thousands of patients requiring urgent follow-up—likely averted
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-records-and-national-patient-safety-goals
December 06, 2023 - December 6, 2023
Application of human factors methods to understand missed follow-up … July 1, 2017
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with hypothyroidism … April 24, 2018
Computerized triggers of big data to detect delays in follow-up of chest
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43729/psn-pdf
November 21, 2017 - Medical harm: patient perceptions and follow-up actions. … Medical Harm: Patient Perceptions and Follow-up Actions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-harm-patient-perceptions-and-follow-actions
Patient stories are … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-harm-patient-perceptions-and-follow-actions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-against-medical-advice
July 01, 2017 - Follow-up arrangements are of paramount importance. … Better attention to obtaining the patient’s contact information and making follow-up arrangements might … The use of a standardized protocol to address issues of decision-making capacity, follow-up arrangements … , if indicated Arrange for home care, if indicated Arrange for an outpatient follow-up appointment … plans Immediately inform the patient’s primary medical team regarding discharge AMA and follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33569/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - complete the diagnostic workup as an
outpatient, placing patients at risk unless timely and complete follow-up … Structured discharge communication: Information on medication changes, pending tests and studies,
and follow-up … Patient education: Patients (and their families) must understand their diagnosis, their follow-up
needs … pharmacist-directed interventions that combine medication reconciliation with
education and postdischarge follow-up … coordination with long-term care
facilities when appropriate, as well as medication reconciliation and follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838972/psn-pdf
October 27, 2022 - confer any protection against future legal
action if the health care provider has not made appropriate follow-up … Using all available resources to provide patient education prior to the patient leaving and making follow-up … Patients
should be offered and encouraged to accept a follow-up telephone call or a home visit within … In this case, arrangements could have been made
for follow-up, especially to provide patient education … Express ongoing concern for the patient and ensure timely follow-up after discharge.