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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-clinically-significant-adverse-events-using-feedback-emergency-physicians
January 21, 2015 - Decreasing clinically significant adverse events using feedback to emergency physicians of telephone follow-up … Decreasing clinically significant adverse events using feedback to emergency physicians of telephone follow-up … This study evaluated telephone follow-up as a possible tool for minimizing return visits to the emergency … Decreasing clinically significant adverse events using feedback to emergency physicians of telephone follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deficiencies-quality-management-processes-and-delays-communication-test-results-and-follow
March 01, 2023 - Deficiencies in Quality Management Processes and Delays in the Communication of Test Results and Follow-Up … Deficiencies in Quality Management Processes and Delays in the Communication of Test Results and Follow-Up … Deficiencies in Quality Management Processes and Delays in the Communication of Test Results and Follow-Up … April 26, 2006
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with … May 15, 2019
Understanding test results follow-up in the ambulatory setting: analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intravenous-chemotherapy-compounding-errors-follow-pan-canadian-observational-study
March 18, 2011 - Study
Intravenous chemotherapy compounding errors in a follow-up pan-Canadian observational … Intravenous Chemotherapy Compounding Errors in a Follow-Up Pan-Canadian Observational Study. … Intravenous Chemotherapy Compounding Errors in a Follow-Up Pan-Canadian Observational Study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-patient-reported-errors-during-cancer-follow-results-national-survey-denmark
December 01, 2011 - Study
Risk factors for patient-reported errors during cancer follow-up: results from … Risk factors for patient-reported errors during cancer follow-up: Results from a national survey in Denmark … study, researchers surveyed a sample of cancer patients in Denmark to understand perceived errors in follow-up … About a third of respondents identified one or more errors during follow-up. … Risk factors for patient-reported errors during cancer follow-up: Results from a national survey in Denmark
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/follow-study-medication-errors-reported-vaccine-adverse-event-reporting-system-vaers
May 27, 2011 - Study
Follow-up study of medication errors reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event … Follow-up study of medication errors reported to the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS). … Follow-up study of medication errors reported to the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defense-health-agency-should-improve-tracking-serious-adverse-medical-events-and-monitoring
July 11, 2018 - Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up … 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 … Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sepsis-resulting-delays-treatment-and-miscommunication-among-specialists
February 26, 2025 - The elevated risk increased the importance of adherence to his follow up care. … Arranging post-discharge follow-up can be challenging for both patients and providers. … may limit options for follow up and delay scheduling. … symptoms early in their clinical course, home visits, and timely follow-up appointments. … Examination of post-discharge follow-up appointment status and 30-day readmission.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-differences-treatment-intensification-missed-visits-and-scheduled-follow-interval
May 18, 2022 - Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up … Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval … Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval … WebM&M Cases
Reconciling Records
November 1, 2010
Follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-requests-medication-related-follow-after-hospital-discharge-and-relation-unplanned
November 17, 2021 - Study
Assessment of requests for medication-related follow-up after hospital discharge … Assessment of requests for medication-related follow-up after hospital discharge, and the relation to … In this study of older adults who required medication -related follow-up with their primary care provider … Assessment of requests for medication-related follow-up after hospital discharge, and the relation to … May 25, 2022
Delayed or failure to follow-up abnormal breast cancer screening mammograms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-pre-operative-checklist-increase-patient-safety-1-year-follow-personnel
October 19, 2012 - Study
Implementing a pre-operative checklist to increase patient safety: a 1-year follow-up … Implementing a pre-operative checklist to increase patient safety: a 1-year follow-up of personnel attitudes … Implementing a pre-operative checklist to increase patient safety: a 1-year follow-up of personnel attitudes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/critical-radiology-alert-process
November 16, 2022 - The treating ED physician then completes an ED follow-up request form in the electronic health record … request form, and 4) making a proper in- or out-of-network referral on the ED follow-up request form … (PCP) to fax necessary records about the finding and help arrange any necessary follow-up. … If the PCP is within the innovator’s system, the PCP will automatically be notified about follow-up. … Exhibit 1 below demonstrates the incidental finding alert and associated follow-up request form that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/ambulatory-safety-nets-reduce-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-cancer
February 26, 2025 - . 1,2 Missed abnormal tests and the lack of necessary clinical follow-up can lead to a late diagnosis … Specifically, they investigated radiologist follow-up recommendations and colonoscopy test follow-up … The lung cancer safety net was constructed based on radiologist recommendation for follow-up imaging … For example, the following variations led to challenges in determining the need for follow-up imaging … challenging to measure whether follow-up happened in a timely manner.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-electronic-clinical-quality-measures-assess-cancer-diagnostic-process
December 18, 2024 - from the electronic health record (EHR) to identify abnormal test results, evidence of appropriate follow-up … , and exclusions that signified unnecessary follow-up. … December 18, 2024
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/communicating-findings-delayed-diagnostic-evaluation-primary-care-providers
June 21, 2016 - Gaps in follow-up of abnormal test results are known to contribute to delays in diagnosis in primary … In this study, investigators identified specific abnormal test results requiring follow-up and tested … However, even with this patient-specific communication intervention, follow-up of abnormal test results … April 24, 2018
Computerized triggers of big data to detect delays in follow-up of chest … October 13, 2015
Electronic triggers to identify delays in follow-up of mammography:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-news-may-not-be-good-news
December 07, 2009 - Appreciate that inadequate follow-up of ambulatory test results needs a system-based solution. … of abnormal laboratory results, as well as the systems used for follow-up, are suboptimal.( 5-8 ) In … Inadequate laboratory test result follow-up is a system problem requiring a system solution. … Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices and perceptions. … Factors associated with time to follow-up of severe hyperkalemia in the ambulatory setting.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-timely-cancer-diagnosis-integrative-review
May 25, 2022 - May 25, 2022
Why test results are still getting "lost" to follow-up: a qualitative study … November 13, 2024
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 … May 22, 2019
Understanding test results follow-up in the ambulatory setting: analysis … September 1, 2016
Performance of a fail-safe system to follow up abnormal mammograms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/notification-abnormal-lab-test-results-electronic-medical-record-do-any-safety-concerns
April 04, 2011 - went unread by providers, and a large proportion of those patients did not receive timely clinical follow-up … The investigators found similar results when analyzing follow-up of alerts for abnormal imaging results … Download Citation
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Timely follow-up … April 4, 2011
Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health … January 19, 2012
Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-rapid-response-system-delayed-emergency-team-activation-patient-characteristics-and
November 03, 2008 - of Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes—a follow-up … Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes--a follow-up … Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient characteristics and outcomes--a follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867004/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - The treating ED
physician then completes an ED follow-up request form in the electronic health record … request form, and 4) making a
proper in- or out-of-network referral on the ED follow-up request form … (PCP) to
fax necessary records about the finding and help arrange any necessary follow-up. … If the PCP is
within the innovator’s system, the PCP will automatically be notified about follow-up. … Exhibit 1 below demonstrates the incidental finding alert and associated follow-up request form that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73241/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - Delayed or failure to follow-up abnormal breast cancer
screening mammograms in primary care: a systematic … Delayed or failure to follow-up abnormal breast cancer screening
mammograms in primary care: a systematic … primary-care-systematic
Lack of timely follow-up of test results is an ongoing patient safety problem … This systematic review concluded that follow-up of abnormal mammograms
in primary care is suboptimal … Factors influencing follow-up
include physician-patient miscommunication, alert fatigue, difficulty