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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-diagnostic-errors-worldwide-through-diagnostic-management-teams
May 23, 2018 - of creating diagnostic management teams tasked with selecting laboratory tests and interpreting test … May 24, 2015
Communicating Critical Test Results. … December 27, 2014
The safety implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients … Facility and Group Administrators
Risk Managers
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Diagnostic Test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-treatment-failure-contact-patient-leads-significant-complications
February 01, 2004 - 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. … The type of test—radiological, biochemical, microbiological, tissue pathology, etc. … 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/39237/psn-pdf
April 14, 2011 - Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using
electronic health records: trust but verify test … Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic
health records: trust but verify test … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-follow-abnormal-cancer-screens-using-electronic-health-records-
trust-verify-test … with an electronic reminder system resulted in failure to follow up many abnormal fecal
occult blood test … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-follow-abnormal-cancer-screens-using-electronic-health-records-trust-verify-test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865529/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting
a kidney transplant. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/biased-test-kept-thousands-black-people-getting-kidney-transplant
Historical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/biased-test-kept-thousands-black-people-getting-kidney-transplant
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39986/psn-pdf
November 10, 2010 - impact-health-information-technology-interventions-improve-medication-
laboratory-monitoring
Failure to follow up on test … this
systematic review found only modest published evidence linking EHR use to improved laboratory test … The authors conclude that
further research will be required to develop optimal test management systems … impact-health-information-technology-interventions-improve-medication-laboratory-monitoring
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timely-follow-abnormal-diagnostic-imaging-test-results-outpatient-setting-are-electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44052/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic
health records: a comparison of 8 systems … Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic health
records: a comparison of 8 systems … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/graphical-display-diagnostic-test-results-electronic-health-records-comparison … synthesizing patient
data over time—for example, by providing graphs showing changes in serial laboratory test … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/graphical-display-diagnostic-test-results-electronic-health-records-comparison
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43719/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Four-year impact of an alert notification system on
closed-loop communication of critical test results … Four-year impact of an alert notification system on closed-
loop communication of critical test results … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-year-impact-alert-notification-system-closed-loop-communication-critical-
test-results … The communication of critical test results is a National Patient Safety Goal. … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-year-impact-alert-notification-system-closed-loop-communication-critical-test-results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46579/psn-pdf
April 11, 2018 - Electronic medicine can send you test results quickly. But
what if they're scary? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-medicine-can-send-you-test-results-quickly-what-if-theyre-scary … Although providing patients with access to physician notes and test results supports transparency and … newspaper article reports on unintended
psychological stresses associated with direct patient access to test … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-medicine-can-send-you-test-results-quickly-what-if-theyre-scary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45365/psn-pdf
August 03, 2016 - Workarounds and test results follow-up in electronic
health record–based primary care. … Workarounds and Test Results Follow-up in Electronic Health
Record-Based Primary Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workarounds-and-test-results-follow-electronic-health-record-based-primary … found that nearly half of providers at Veterans Affairs medical centers use
workarounds when managing test … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workarounds-and-test-results-follow-electronic-health-record-based-primary-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/current-state-diagnostic-safety-implications-research-practice-and-policy
August 07, 2024 - More
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Patient safety in actioning and communicating blood test … May 22, 2024
Implementing a safer and more reliable system to monitor test results at … November 1, 2023
The delivery of safe and effective test result communication, management … August 16, 2023
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with … February 2, 2022
Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test results.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/biased-test-kept-thousands-black-people-getting-kidney-transplant
September 02, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting … Citation Text:
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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/issue/diagnostic-errors-related-acute-abdominal-pain-emergency-department
December 16, 2020 - errors occurred in 35 of 100 reviewed cases, with the majority involving a breakdown in history-taking, test … ordering, or abnormal test result follow-up . … April 9, 2013
A virtual breakthrough series collaborative for missed test results: a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45360/psn-pdf
July 27, 2016 - primary care,
yet primary care practices still lack standard processes to detect and manage abnormal test … In this
study, investigators identified specific abnormal test results requiring follow-up and tested … an escalating
strategy of communicating with primary care physicians about test results. … The study team first sent a
secure email with test results to providers, and if the appropriate diagnostic … However, even with this patient-specific communication intervention, follow-up of
abnormal test results
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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/node/36134/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by
mail to enhance patient safety. … Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail
to enhance patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/direct-reporting-laboratory-test-results-patients-mail-enhance-patient-safety … They found that physicians generally favored direct reporting to patients when test results
were normal … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/direct-reporting-laboratory-test-results-patients-mail-enhance-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36260/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - The effect of physicians' long-term use of CPOE on their
test management work practices. … The effect of physicians' long-term use of CPOE on their test
management work practices. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-physicians-long-term-use-cpoe-their-test-management-work-practices … evaluated the factors influencing physicians' use of computerized physician order entry
(CPOE) for test … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-physicians-long-term-use-cpoe-their-test-management-work-practices
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35636/psn-pdf
June 24, 2010 - 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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-papanicolaou-test-quality-and-reducing-medical-errors-using-toyota … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-papanicolaou-test-quality-and-reducing-medical-errors-using-toyota-production … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-papanicolaou-test-quality-and-reducing-medical-errors-using-toyota-production
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39656/psn-pdf
July 07, 2010 - Is the test result correct? … Is the test result correct? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-correct-questionnaire-study-blood-collection-practices-primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-correct-questionnaire-study-blood-collection-practices-primary-health-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-correct-questionnaire-study-blood-collection-practices-primary-health-care