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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withalbert-wu-md-mph
February 26, 2025 - In general, there tends to be little follow-up to see if improvements can be demonstrated. … RW: So is that an argument to study various follow-up methods or to scrap the process until there's … And if possible, particularly for problems and outcomes that are pretty common, to follow up to see if … One is that individual organizations don't seem to follow up on their root cause analyses very well. … The second problem is that there tends not to be much follow-up.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-quality-safety-and-value-veterans-health-administration-facilities-fiscal-2021
October 12, 2022 - Deficiencies in Quality Management Processes and Delays in the Communication of Test Results and Follow-Up … September 4, 2019
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed … Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43400/psn-pdf
August 13, 2014 - The authors suggest that
closer postdischarge follow-up might have prevented some readmissions they … However, prior
studies did not show a benefit to early follow-up. … primer/readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-follow-appointment-clinical-event-outcomes-and-mortality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-discharge-process-embedding-discharge-facilitator-resident-team
January 23, 2019 - The NP's responsibilities included arranging follow-up appointments, performing medication reconciliation … , and following up on tests pending at discharge . … achieved improved patient satisfaction with the discharge process, higher rates of timely outpatient follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-trigger-detect-telemedicine-related-diagnostic-errors
June 21, 2023 - June 21, 2023
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with … April 24, 2018
Computerized triggers of big data to detect delays in follow-up of chest … September 28, 2016
Electronic triggers to identify delays in follow-up of mammography
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unlocking-solutions-imaging-working-together-learn-failings-nhs
October 07, 2020 - Lack of appropriate follow up of diagnostic imaging can result in care delays, patient harm, and death … October 5, 2022
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49631/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - methods for
monitoring adherence include: (i) Watching for non-attendance: did this patient have a follow-up … lengthy (> 3 month) regimens, behaviorally demanding regimens
(e.g., dieting, exercising), inadequate follow-up … clear communication with the patient about the goals and duration of therapy,
and arrangements for follow-up … We don't know what he was told or what follow-up arrangements were made. … from clinicians, counseling, family therapy, psychological
therapy, crisis intervention, telephone follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43630/psn-pdf
April 15, 2016 - events and medication
discrepancies in transitions of care between hospital
discharge and primary care follow-up … Events and Medication Discrepancies in
Transitions of Care Between Hospital Discharge and Primary Care Follow-Up … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results-and-outpatient-follow
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40925/psn-pdf
December 07, 2011 - The NP's responsibilities included arranging follow-up
appointments, performing medication reconciliation … , and following up on tests pending at discharge. … achieved improved patient satisfaction with the discharge process,
higher rates of timely outpatient follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-current-breast-pathology-practices-must-be-evaluated
February 23, 2018 - March 16, 2022
Delayed or failure to follow-up abnormal breast cancer screening mammograms … View More
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Three scans are better than two for follow-up … : an automatic method for finding missed and misidentified lesions in cross-sectional follow-up of oncology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-health-information-technology-requires-shared-responsibility-it-time-we-all
August 20, 2014 - the safety of health information technology requires shared responsibility: it is time we all step up … the safety of health information technology requires shared responsibility: It is time we all step up … the safety of health information technology requires shared responsibility: It is time we all step up … 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-related-acute-abdominal-pain-emergency-department
December 16, 2020 - with the majority involving a breakdown in history-taking, test ordering, or abnormal test result follow-up … Emergency Department
May 1, 2017
Diagnostic error in the emergency department: follow … up of patients with minor trauma in the outpatient clinic.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-recognize-newly-identified-aortic-dilations-health-care-system-advanced-electronic
August 04, 2021 - The authors advocate for improved systems to follow up on abnormal test results . … Study
Catching those who fall through the cracks: integrating a follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge
April 27, 2022 - 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/73575/psn-pdf
August 04, 2021 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unlocking-solutions-imaging-working-together-learn-failings-nhs
Lack of appropriate follow … up of diagnostic imaging can result in care delays, patient harm, and death. … unlocking-solutions-imaging-working-together-learn-failings-nhs
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timely-follow-abnormal-diagnostic-imaging-test-results-outpatient-setting-are-electronic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-test-results-are-still-getting-lost-follow-qualitative-study-implementation-gaps
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849615/psn-pdf
May 31, 2023 - National Health Service written scheduling communications and
its contribution to patients being lost to follow … up. … clinical-investigation-booking-systems-failures-written-communications-community-languages
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-follow-appointment-clinical-event-outcomes-and-mortality … impact-language-barriers-patient-care-pharmacy-perspective
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-test-results-are-still-getting-lost-follow-qualitative-study-implementation-gaps
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49596/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - In this situation, the patient hopefully
would be aware of the need for adequate follow-up care and … patient has health insurance, there is no
consensus that US insurance companies should have to cover follow-up … ability to assess competence, and the question of who will bear the
responsibility for postoperative follow-up … references
https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
For patients without health insurance, the need for follow-up … Even for straightforward interventions such as dental work or minimally invasive cosmetic surgery,
follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42106/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - information-overload-and-missed-test-results-electronic-health-record-based-
settings
Prior research has shown that delayed follow-up … alerts (a mean of 63 per day) than they could effectively manage and that missed
or delayed result follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47099/psn-pdf
May 16, 2018 - Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of
Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of
Required Follow-up … However, weaknesses in feedback,
follow-up, and action resulting from incident reports diminish their
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-psychometric-analysis-patient-reported-measure-diagnostic-excellence
January 10, 2024 - of emergency department and urgent care, patients do not typically return to the same clinician for follow-up … Many health systems do, however, send follow up surveys after discharge, which presents an opportunity