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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
March 01, 2020 - up care; and
• Lack of participation of caregivers in discharge planning and follow up care. … Social workers provided home visits and intensive follow up for up to 3 months for
patients as needed … o Arrangement of hospital follow up
appointment, pre-discharge. … Ongoing follow-up or monitoring by care
manager. … Project BOOST post-discharge follow-up call script;
5.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45509/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Computerized triggers of big data to detect delays in
follow-up of chest imaging results. … Computerized Triggers of Big Data to Detect Delays in Follow-up
of Chest Imaging Results. … Insufficient follow-up of test results is a known contributor to missed and delayed diagnosis. … Investigators used an automated algorithm to identify chest imaging cases that potentially had a follow-up … A WebM&M commentary discussed delayed follow-up of a
diagnostic test.
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/radiology-information-system
January 01, 2023 - Information System
Assessing documentation of critical imaging result follow-up … Assessing documentation of critical imaging result follow-up recommendations in emergency department … Automated Notification for Follow-Up Testing Recommendations Across Care Settings - Final Report. … Care Settings
Impact of a health information technology intervention on the follow-up … Impact of a health information technology intervention on the follow-up management of pulmonary nodules
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/virtual-breakthrough-series-collaborative-missed-test-results-stepped-wedge-cluster
May 12, 2021 - Failure to follow up on test results promptly can lead to delayed diagnoses . … This article describes an evaluation of a quality improvement collaborative to improve follow-up on … Researchers identified improvements in follow-up rates for abnormal test results at sites with the lowest … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Why test results are still getting "lost" to follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43712/psn-pdf
December 03, 2014 - How context affects electronic health record–based test
result follow-up: a mixed-methods evaluation … How context affects electronic health record-based test result follow-
up: a mixed-methods evaluation … Tests ordered by
trainees frequently led to issues with follow-up since trainees often rotated to other … sites and rarely followed
full protocols to ensure test follow-up. … A
previous AHRQ WebM&M commentary discussed the many issues that contribute to missed test follow-up
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA204-Materials_II.pdf
June 02, 2025 - eMeasure Title Follow-up Referral after Positive Developmental Screen
eMeasure
Identifier
(Measure
Authoring … PMCoE
Endorsed By TBD
Description Percentage of patients aged 6 to 36 months who were referred for follow-up … timely manner.2 Similarly, among children classified as having delays at 9 months, only 9% received follow-up … Definition 1: Referral for follow up care is defined as the formal event by which the clinician provides … Follow-up Referral after Positive Developmental Screen performance measures and
specifications are not
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA202-Materials_XIII.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Developmental Screening & Follow-up Overview – PowerPoint presentation
3. … Developmental Follow-up Overview [12:45-1:45]
National measures
Current challenges
Continuum of follow-up … to developmental
follow-up and referrals. … A
follow-up appointment is scheduled for four weeks. … DRAFT Measure #3: Follow-up Referral Tracking
Developmental Screening Follow-up (DSF) Measure Set
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA205-Materials_XIII.pdf
August 13, 2014 - Developmental Screening & Follow-up Overview – PowerPoint presentation
3. … Developmental Follow-up Overview [12:45-1:45]
National measures
Current challenges
Continuum of follow-up … to developmental
follow-up and referrals. … A
follow-up appointment is scheduled for four weeks. … DRAFT Measure #3: Follow-up Referral Tracking
Developmental Screening Follow-up (DSF) Measure Set
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA204-Materials_XIII.pdf
August 25, 2014 - Developmental Screening & Follow-up Overview – PowerPoint presentation
3. … Developmental Follow-up Overview [12:45-1:45]
National measures
Current challenges
Continuum of follow-up … to developmental
follow-up and referrals. … A
follow-up appointment is scheduled for four weeks. … DRAFT Measure #3: Follow-up Referral Tracking
Developmental Screening Follow-up (DSF) Measure Set
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-implications-missed-test-results-hospitalised-patients-systematic-review
November 26, 2014 - This systematic review analyzed 12 studies and found wide variation in rates of test follow-up and related … up a urine culture after hospital discharge. … Download Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Failure to follow-up … , 2018
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/web-mm/out-sight-out-mind-out-office-test-result-management
September 01, 2007 - He was diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and was seen in rheumatology clinic for follow-up. … Laboratory testing was ordered for follow-up and monitoring. … In addition, certain aspects of test result follow-up, such as making referrals or notifying patients … Test Results Reporting and Follow-Up. … Workarounds and test results follow-up in electronic health record–based primary care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.84_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2004 - This may be too short a follow-up duration to identify poor outcomes related to such errors. … up
Reduced number of hospital readmission for CHF patients
Systematic follow-up phone calls to patients … The impact of follow-up telephone calls to patients after hospitalization. … Where and when are your follow-up appointments?
Safety Checklist for Patient (cont.) … Follow up plans
Discharge clinic
Follow-up phone calls
Appointments/access to primary providers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-physicians-views-direct-notification-laboratory-and-radiology-results-patients
March 23, 2012 - March 23, 2012
Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic … , 2024
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 … Preventing delayed and missed care by applying artificial intelligence to trigger radiology imaging follow-up … 2022
Can patients contribute to enhancing the safety and effectiveness of test-result follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34844/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Communication factors in the follow-up of abnormal
mammograms. … Communication factors in the follow-up of abnormal mammograms. … gaps that led to suboptimal follow-up imaging for women with
abnormal mammograms. … The gaps highlighted include physician documentation of a follow-up plan and
patients’ understanding … of the need for follow-up.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44166/psn-pdf
October 13, 2015 - Development and validation of electronic health
record–based triggers to detect delays in follow-up … Development and Validation of Electronic Health Record-based
Triggers to Detect Delays in Follow-up … Delays in follow-up of abnormal test results are known to contribute to delayed and missed diagnosis … Investigators developed and validated an electronic trigger to identify potential delays in follow-up … This work should lead to prospective evaluation of trigger approaches to
enhance test result follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39673/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Effect of hospital follow-up appointment on clinical event
outcomes and mortality. … Effect of hospital follow-up appointment on clinical event
outcomes and mortality. … up on pending test results—problems that could, in
theory, be averted by early outpatient follow-up … However, this Mayo Clinic study found that patients who
were given follow-up appointments (at a mean … likely to be
readmitted or visit the emergency room within 30 days after discharge as those without follow-up
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-test-results-primary-care-does-electronic-medical-record-make-difference
April 12, 2011 - Failure to appropriately follow up on abnormal test results is a common ambulatory care safety problem … those with an EHR documented clinician and patient notification of abnormal test results and clear follow-up … However, even in clinics using EHRs, more than one-third of abnormal results had no follow-up plan documented … corroborates prior research that clinician notification alone does not ensure timely and complete follow-up … March 9, 2022
Performance of a fail-safe system to follow up abnormal mammograms in primary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47748/psn-pdf
June 14, 2019 - The impact of health information technology on the
management and follow-up of test results—a systematic … The impact of health information technology on the management and
follow-up of test results - a systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-health-information-technology-management-and-follow-test-results- … of health information technology could improve physician awareness of
actionable test results and follow-up … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73340/psn-pdf
June 02, 2021 - Can patients contribute to enhancing the safety and
effectiveness of test-result follow-up? … result follow?up? Qualitative outcomes from a health consumer workshop. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-patients-contribute-enhancing-safety-and-effectiveness-test-result-follow … -
qualitative
Missed or failure to follow up on test results threatens patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836807/psn-pdf
March 30, 2022 - Preventing delayed and missed care by applying artificial
intelligence to trigger radiology imaging follow-up … Preventing delayed and missed care by applying artificial intelligence to
trigger radiology imaging follow-up … up on abnormal diagnostic test results can cause delays in patients receiving appropriate
care. … artificial intelligence natural language processing system to identify radiology
reports requiring follow-up … The system triggered automated notifications to the patient and ordering
provider, and tracked follow-ups