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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-concerns-arising-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge
January 17, 2012 - Study
Classic
Patient safety concerns arising from test … Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital discharge. … March 4, 2015
"I wish I had seen this test result earlier!" … : dissatisfaction with test result management systems in primary care. … February 13, 2019
Communicating Critical Test Results.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-communication-primary-care-survey-current-practice
November 20, 2015 - Study
Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current practice. … Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current practice. … Failure to appropriately communicate test results is a recognized safety hazard in ambulatory care . … results, and a similar proportion had no fail-safe mechanism for tracking test results. … Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current practice.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/AppendixA_HIT_Hazard_Manager_Beta_Test.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Health IT Hazard Manager Beta-Test Appendix A – Beta Test Hazard Manager Screen Shots and Revised Hazard … Manager Screen Shots
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automatic-notification-system-test-results-finalized-after-discharge/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized After Discharge - 2012
Project … Name
An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized after Discharge
Principal … One important patient safety concern is failure of responsible providers to followup on test results … Such failure can lead to delays in diagnosis, missed treatment opportunities, redundant test orders, … The study team evaluated the system’s impact on physicians’ awareness of test results.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-management-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Improving Management of Test Results That Return After Hospital Discharge - 2012
Project … Name
Improving Management of Test Results that Return After Hospital Discharge
Principal … These errors may arise from poor methods of managing test results and poor communication with followup … The study team is evaluating the clinical messaging tool by randomizing returning test results to be … The main outcome of the randomized controlled study will be whether an actionable test has led to an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-result-drug-laboratory-test-interactions
November 21, 2018 - Review
Diagnostic error as a result of drug-laboratory test interactions. … Diagnostic error as a result of drug-laboratory test interactions. … Diagnostic error as a result of drug-laboratory test interactions. … results on diagnostic test interpretation—a systematic review. … diagnostic test interpretation—a systematic review.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automatic-notification-system-test-results-finalized-after-discharge/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized after Discharge - 2011
Project … Name
An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized after Discharge
Principal … The system is designed to facilitate communication and acknowledgement of test results by responsible … The study team will evaluate the system's impact on physicians' awareness of test results. … (Ongoing)
2011 Activities: Microbiology test types were activated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-communication-primary-care-clinical-and-office-staff-perspectives
November 20, 2015 - Study
Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff perspectives … Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff perspectives. … The communication of test results is a key activity for primary care practices. … Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff perspectives. … November 20, 2015
Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eight-recommendations-policies-communicating-abnormal-test-results
March 10, 2011 - Commentary
Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results … Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results. … This article details specific principles for developing organizational policies to improve test-result … Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results. … Related Resources
Implementing a safer and more reliable system to monitor test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-answer-bed-bathing.pdf
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timely-follow-abnormal-outpatient-test-results-perceived-barriers-and-impact-patient-safety
August 02, 2010 - Study
Timely follow-up of abnormal outpatient test results: perceived barriers and … Timely Follow-Up of Abnormal Outpatient Test Results. … Physicians reported dissatisfaction with their ability to follow up on test results in a timely fashion … , with resident physicians frequently reporting an inability to check test results in less than 1 week … Timely Follow-Up of Abnormal Outpatient Test Results.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/linking-acknowledgement-action-closing-loop-non-urgent-clinically-significant-test-results
July 02, 2019 - Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test … Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test results … Failure to follow-up on test results in ambulatory practice is a common, serious safety concern. … Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test results … December 18, 2013
An initiative to improve the management of clinically significant test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-test-ordering-and-results-management-systems-qualitative-study-safety-risks
March 16, 2016 - Study
Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study … Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study of safety risks identified … qualitative study, outpatient practice administrators identified weaknesses in management of patient test … This study underscores persisting concerns related to test results management, despite longstanding work … Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study of safety risks identified
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hie-and-ambulatory-test-utilization/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization - 2012
Project Name
Health … Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization
Principal Investigator
Nease, Donald … There is evidence that test utilization is reduced substantially within institutions, such as medical … a regional HIE that started providing data exchange to Mesa County in 2005, captures nearly all the test … rates while observing a positive shift in laboratory test costs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/graphical-display-diagnostic-test-results-electronic-health-records-comparison-8-systems
November 11, 2020 - Study
Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic health records: … Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic health records: a comparison of 8 systems. … synthesizing patient data over time—for example, by providing graphs showing changes in serial laboratory test … Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic health records: a comparison of 8 systems. … April 21, 2021
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication4.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
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Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st … Notably, 20 articles described studies at cancer centers or focused on oncology-specific test results … information about specific adverse events related to viewing test results in the portal. … make test result communication more patient centered.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Guide
for Medical Test Reviews
David B. … This Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (referred to hereafter as the Medical Test
Methods Guide … Development of the Medical Test Methods Guide
In developing this Medical Test Methods Guide, we sought … Indeed, test
performance characteristics have been treated as sufficient criteria of test value (i.e … category
Diagnostic accuracy efficacy
Clinical validity
Test accuracy
Test performance
Performance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-grading_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - (e.g., test versus no test) with clinical outcomes as the study endpoint, the reader is referred to … Common Challenges
Diagnostic test studies commonly focus on the accuracy of the test in making a disease … Of note, directness does
apply to how a test is used in comparison to another test. … evaluated is not the exact test used in practice,
or if the test accuracy is being calculated in a … Assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in
medical test studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-applicability_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Test Studies
in Systematic Reviews
Katherine E. … test (i.e., as a replacement), but in reality the test is proposed to be used as a
triage test to guide … Exclude a priori if test
results cannot be
mapped to disease
status (i.e., 2x2 or
other test performance … Placement of test in
the sequence of care
(e.g. relationship of
test to treatment or
follow-on management … Routine Preventive Care Over Time
Routine use of a medical test as a screening test might be considered
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-decision-models_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Instead, one should compare complete
test-and-treat strategies (for which test performance is but a … Define how the test will be used. … (test-and-treat strategy) based on
considerations of test characteristics alone. … However, in other cases, harms can be induced both by the treatment and the test (e.g., if the test is … clinical
utility of a test.