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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-exchange-and-ambulatory-test-utilization
January 01, 2023 - Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization
Project Final Report … Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization - 2012
HIE and Ambulatory Test Utilization … - 2011
HIE and Ambulatory Test Utilization - 2010
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Disclaimer … Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization - Final Report. … Principal Investigator: Nease, Donald Project Name: Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preanalytical-errors-primary-healthcare-questionnaire-study-information-search-procedures
July 07, 2010 - Preanalytical errors in primary healthcare: a questionnaire study of information search procedures, test … request management and test tube labelling. … request management and test tube labelling. … request management and test tube labelling. … March 10, 2011
Is the test result correct?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/direct-reporting-laboratory-test-results-patients-mail-enhance-patient-safety
February 15, 2011 - Study
Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance … Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance patient safety. … They found that physicians generally favored direct reporting to patients when test results were normal … Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance patient safety. … August 9, 2011
The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship4.html
August 01, 2024 - process (Figure 1) is a model that can help identify and classify failure points in the process of test … classify them as preanalytic, analytic, or postanalytic 10,11 : Preanalytic errors refer to problems with test … specimens and contamination. 30 Analytic errors refer to problems performing a clinical laboratory test … occur through inappropriate or inadequate quality control procedures, atypical characteristics of the test … While the failure to correctly interpret a diagnostic test result may reflect knowledge gaps or cognitive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timely-follow-abnormal-diagnostic-imaging-test-results-outpatient-setting-are-electronic
September 20, 2011 - Classic
Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test … Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an outpatient setting: are electronic … Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an outpatient setting: are electronic … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Notification of abnormal lab test … Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health records: trust but verify test
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
August 01, 2024 - the spectrum are interventions such as clinician education, algorithms that include indications for test … interventions to encourage appropriate use of testing, such as real-time laboratory consultation on test … For instance, one study indicated that review of genetic test orders by genetic counselors in a national … In the control condition, practitioners received only the test results they personally ordered. … Postanalytic interventions often focus on modifying the text of test result reports.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/follow-outpatient-test-results-survey-house-staff-practices-and-perceptions
July 14, 2010 - Study
Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices and … Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices and perceptions. … Follow-up of outpatient test results: a survey of house-staff practices and perceptions. … December 22, 2010
Improving Papanicolaou test quality and reducing medical errors by … January 20, 2010
Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … by the test. … Like a diagnostic test, a systematic review could then assess the accuracy of the prognostic test by … Was the test used and interpreted the same way by all sites/studies, including any indeterminate test
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … by the test. … Like a diagnostic test, a systematic review could then assess the accuracy of the prognostic test by … Was the test used and interpreted the same way by all sites/studies, including any indeterminate test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-year-impact-alert-notification-system-closed-loop-communication-critical-test-results
June 21, 2016 - Four-year impact of an alert notification system on closed-loop communication of critical test … Four-year impact of an alert notification system on closed-loop communication of critical test results … The communication of critical test results is a National Patient Safety Goal . … Four-year impact of an alert notification system on closed-loop communication of critical test results … June 21, 2016
An initiative to improve the management of clinically significant test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/eder-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - individual test
results. … Chart audit of all test results. … signature on test result 6%
Test result signed but not dated 27%
No documentation of provider response … having this
test (s) done? … tracking, test
results, and follow-up logs.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/AppendixC_HIT_Hazard_Manager_Beta_Test.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Health IT Hazard Manager Beta-Test Appendix C - Descriptive Analysis
Appendix C - Descriptive … the question and answer most frequently selected
on each screen of the Hazard Manager was graphed by test … The total number of hazards contributed
by a test site was used as the denominator for each bar on each … Results of Descriptive Analysis
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In an effort to understand whether variation existed between test … Discovery options, Discovery options most frequently
selected in the Hazard Manager were graphed by test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workarounds-and-test-results-follow-electronic-health-record-based-primary-care
August 20, 2014 - Study
Workarounds and test results follow-up in electronic health record–based primary … 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. … August 20, 2014
Electronic detection of delayed test result follow-up in patients with … July 1, 2017
How context affects electronic health record–based test result follow-up
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking3.html
September 01, 2022 - The clinician then decides to perform a particular diagnostic test (or set of tests) to explore likely … harmed by getting the test . … Step 4: Test interpretation. … results. 22 These estimates must be updated with each subsequent test. … At Step 4: Test interpretation: Teach about test accuracy using natural frequency interpretation via
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/field-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Completion of each
ordered test was determined by matching the test order with test results based on … Grant Award Number: R18HS017906
recommended test for the drug-test pair ordered up to 365 days before … None reported that they missed a lab test due to not understanding the reason for the test. … ordering and test completion. … orders and patient test completion.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-general-practice-consensus-building-study-priorities-improvement
February 07, 2024 - Participants identified several areas for improvement, including missing test results and inaccuracies … January 15, 2025
Patient safety in actioning and communicating blood test results in … October 2, 2024
Implementing a safer and more reliable system to monitor test results … November 1, 2023
'I guess I'll wait to hear'- communication of blood test results in … September 1, 2016
Management of test results in family medicine offices.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-physicians-views-direct-notification-laboratory-and-radiology-results-patients
March 23, 2012 - safety, as failure to appropriately follow up on test results is a recognized cause of diagnostic errors … this survey examines the attitudes of Australian emergency physicians regarding direct provision of test … More physicians supported providing patients with direct access to normal test results than abnormal … test results, mirroring the findings of a prior survey of primary care providers. … March 23, 2012
Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
August 01, 2024 - consultants in the design of diagnostic stewardship interventions, such as: Policy changes related to test … Modification to test ordering through required indications for use, specific order sets, CPOE templates … Clinician education about test selection and interpretation. … Review and periodic monitoring of “off-menu” test selection and inappropriate orders. … found reduced costs attributable to inappropriate testing and an increase in the percentage of positive test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/data-quality-associated-handwritten-laboratory-test-requests-classification-and-frequency
September 27, 2023 - Study
Data quality associated with handwritten laboratory test requests: classification … Data quality associated with handwritten laboratory test requests: classification and frequency of data-entry … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
The delivery of safe and effective test … May 25, 2011
Variation in electronic test results management and its implications for … June 14, 2019
Patient groups, clinicians and healthcare professionals agree—all test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-well-do-health-professionals-interpret-diagnostic-information-systematic-review
August 03, 2022 - This review of the evidence on test interpretation found that, across multiple studies, clinicians do … not accurately interpret common measures of test accuracy such as likelihood ratios. … This suggests a role for decision support in this area which could better inform clinicians' test … Resources From the Same Author(s)
'I guess I'll wait to hear'- communication of blood test … July 29, 2020
Patient safety in actioning and communicating blood test results in primary