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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44741/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - System hazards in managing laboratory test requests and
results in primary care: medical protection … System hazards in managing laboratory test requests and results in
primary care: medical protection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-hazards-managing-laboratory-test-requests-and-results-primary-care … -
medical-protection
This retrospective study of abnormal laboratory test orders and results in primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-primary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38741/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically
significant outpatient test results. … Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant
outpatient test results. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-failure-inform-patients-clinically-significant-outpatient-test-results … Failure to adequately follow up on test results is a known problem after hospital discharge, in primary … A past AHRQ WebM&M
commentary discussed the impact of delayed notification for a test result following
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-lean-quality-improvement-implementation-program-surgical-pathology-specimen
December 03, 2014 - Entering pathology test results into the wrong patient’s record but discovering the error before the … November 11, 2020
Closing the loop on test results to reduce communication failures: … View More
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Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34881/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Communicating critical test results: safe practice
recommendations. … Communicating critical test results: safe practice recommendations. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results-safe-practice-recommendations
Part … of a special theme issue on Communicating Critical Test Results, this article outlines a series of safe … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-news-may-not-be-good-news
December 07, 2009 - State how automated results management systems can help with ambulatory test results. … Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices and perceptions. … "I wish I had seen this test result earlier!" … : dissatisfaction with test result management systems in primary care. … Impact of an automated test results management system on patients' satisfaction about test result communication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-papanicolaou-test-quality-and-reducing-medical-errors-using-toyota-production
April 08, 2008 - Study
Improving Papanicolaou test quality and reducing medical errors by using Toyota … Improving Papanicolaou test quality and reducing medical errors by using Toyota production system methods … Improving Papanicolaou test quality and reducing medical errors by using Toyota production system methods … March 13, 2019
Communicating Critical Test Results. … December 22, 2010
Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44047/psn-pdf
September 09, 2015 - Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on
non-urgent, clinically significant test results … Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-
urgent, clinically significant test results … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/linking-acknowledgement-action-closing-loop-non-urgent-clinically-significant-
test-results … Failure to follow-up on test results in ambulatory practice is a common, serious safety concern. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-primary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49675/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Describe some steps that might reduce the harm from failure to act on abnormal test results. … As part of the evaluation for her vaginal bleeding, a chlamydia test was performed in the ED. … This
test returned positive the day after the patient was discharged. … CLIA program and HIPAA privacy rule; patients' access to
test reports. … Develop electronic systems that track test results
6.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39597/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Ten strategies to improve management of abnormal test
result alerts in the electronic health record. … Ten strategies to improve management of abnormal test result alerts in the
electronic health record. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-strategies-improve-management-abnormal-test-result-alerts-electronic … -
health-record
This commentary describes strategies to improve the utility of automated test result … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-strategies-improve-management-abnormal-test-result-alerts-electronic-health-record
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40992/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test
results? … Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test results? An answer with
many questions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-patients-get-direct-access-their-laboratory-test-results-answer-many … This commentary discusses a federal proposal to provide patients with direct access to laboratory test … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-failure-inform-patients-clinically-significant-outpatient-test-results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-computerized-provider-order-entry-systems-medical-imaging-services-systematic-review
June 14, 2017 - systematic review found that decision support systems (DSS) within CPOE increased adherence to radiology test … July 27, 2018
The delivery of safe and effective test result communication, management … September 27, 2023
Variation in electronic test results management and its implications … August 19, 2020
Data quality associated with handwritten laboratory test requests: classification … 2016
The impact of health information technology on the management and follow-up of test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-based-triggers-detect-potential-delays-cancer-diagnosis
January 19, 2012 - The American Medical Association has identified better follow-up of abnormal test results as a key area … July 10, 2008
Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an outpatient … April 4, 2011
Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record … Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health records: trust but verify test … April 14, 2011
Ten strategies to improve management of abnormal test result alerts in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41954/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Decoding laboratory test names: a major challenge to
appropriate patient care. … Decoding laboratory test names: a major challenge to
appropriate patient care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decoding-laboratory-test-names-major-challenge-appropriate-patient-care … A prior
study found a significant incidence of incorrect test ordering, despite use of a computerized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decoding-laboratory-test-names-major-challenge-appropriate-patient-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/email-communicating-results-diagnostic-medical-investigations-patients
December 14, 2016 - results to patients via email has been proposed as a strategy to prevent failure to follow up on test … November 30, 2022
Understanding test results follow-up in the ambulatory setting: analysis … February 22, 2019
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with … September 4, 2015
Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pending-studies-hospital-discharge-pre-post-analysis-electronic-medical-record-tool-improve
September 16, 2020 - single-site study, 70% of patients discharged from a general medicine service had at least one pending test … August 15, 2018
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with … January 17, 2012
Management of test results in family medicine offices.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46566/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - A systematic review of interventions to follow-up test
results pending at discharge. … A Systematic Review of Interventions to Follow-Up Test
Results Pending at Discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-interventions-follow-test-results-pending-discharge
In … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-interventions-follow-test-results-pending-discharge
https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-concerns-arising-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42106/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Information overload and missed test results in electronic
health record–based settings. … Information overload and missed test results in electronic
health record-based settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-overload-and-missed-test-results-electronic-health-record-based … -
settings
Prior research has shown that delayed follow-up of test results is still common even within … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-overload-and-missed-test-results-electronic-health-record-based-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47068/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - The need for closed-loop systems for management of
abnormal test results. … The Need for Closed-Loop Systems for Management of Abnormal
Test Results. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/need-closed-loop-systems-management-abnormal-test-results
Failure to follow … up abnormal test results can lead to a delayed or missed diagnosis. … /issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/60-year-old-man-delayed-care-renal-mass
January 31, 2024 - Emerging test management systems and critical test follow-up practices are key elements of proposed … WebM&M Cases
A Postpartum Woman with an Erroneous SARS-CoV-2 Test
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Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test results.