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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … If no test meets these criteria, the interest may be in benefits and harms of adding on a test.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43013/psn-pdf
March 12, 2014 - Laboratory test ordering and results management
systems: a qualitative study of safety risks identified … Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study
of safety risks identified … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-test-ordering-and-results-management-systems-qualitative-study … This study underscores
persisting concerns related to test results management, despite longstanding … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47516/psn-pdf
December 19, 2018 - Patient groups, clinicians and healthcare professionals
agree—all test results need to be seen, understood … Patient groups, clinicians and healthcare professionals agree - all
test results need to be seen, understood … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-groups-clinicians-and-healthcare-professionals-agree-all-test-results … Diverse stakeholders in Australia established an agenda for enhancing test result management,
which … A
WebM&M commentary explored two incidents where poor test result follow-up led to patient harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38228/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Timely follow-up of abnormal outpatient test results:
perceived barriers and impact on patient safety … Timely Follow-Up of Abnormal Outpatient Test Results. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timely-follow-abnormal-outpatient-test-results-perceived-barriers-and-impact … -
patient-safety
Physicians reported dissatisfaction with their ability to follow up on test results … 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/39502/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Eight recommendations for policies for communicating
abnormal test results. … Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eight-recommendations-policies-communicating-abnormal-test-results
This … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-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/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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-context-affects-electronic-health-record-based-test-result-follow-mixed … This study explored various sociotechnical
factors that may contribute to missed test results. … A
previous AHRQ WebM&M commentary discussed the many issues that contribute to missed test follow-up
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/zikmund-fisher-brian
May 30, 2017 - Zikmund-Fisher, Brian
Improving the understanding of test results by … Data for Patients
Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test … Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test Data for Patients - Final Report. … Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results … Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test Data for Patients
Description
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39372/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic
medical record: do any safety concerns remain … Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical
record: do any safety concerns remain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/notification-abnormal-lab-test-results-electronic-medical-record-do-any-safety … (or
inability) to promptly follow up abnormal test results may lead to diagnostic errors and other … 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/73241/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - delayed-or-failure-follow-abnormal-breast-cancer-screening-mammograms-
primary-care-systematic
Lack of timely follow-up of test … influencing follow-up
include physician-patient miscommunication, alert fatigue, difficulty obtaining test … delayed-or-failure-follow-abnormal-breast-cancer-screening-mammograms-primary-care-systematic
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https
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August 01, 2021 - gestational diabetes
by using 1 of several methods:
• A 2-step process that involves a screening test … (oral glucose challenge test) followed by a diagnostic test
(oral glucose tolerance test). … • A 1-step process where the diagnostic test (oral glucose tolerance test) is administered to all patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.275_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2012 - "I wish I had seen this test result earlier!" … : dissatisfaction with test result management systems in primary care. … "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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May 13, 2025 - of false-
positive results ranged between 0% and 65%, varying by the in-
dex test evaluated and to which … algorithm the index test was
compared. … test) reported a false-positive rate of 31% (11/35) for the initial
nontreponemal test compared with … the treponemal test. … test) reported false-
positive rates that varied substantially (7%-65%).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39674/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - The management of test results in primary care: does an
electronic medical record make a difference? … The management of test results in primary care: does an electronic
medical record make a difference? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-test-results-primary-care-does-electronic-medical-record-make … Failure to appropriately follow up on abnormal test results is a
common ambulatory care safety problem … electronic-health-records-ambulatory-care-national-survey-physicians
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/44428/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Test result communication in primary care: a survey of
current practice. … Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current
practice. … 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. … /primer/patient-engagement-and-safety
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/43445/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - 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. … However, this qualitative
study discovered that current systems for communicating test results vary … 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/42697/psn-pdf
December 05, 2013 - An initiative to improve the management of clinically
significant test results in a large health care … An initiative to improve the management of clinically significant
test results in a large health care … -
care-network
Appropriate follow-up of abnormal test results remains a difficult issue. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eight-recommendations-policies-communicating-abnormal-test-results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36927/psn-pdf
April 14, 2011 - The frequency of missed test results and associated
treatment delays in a highly computerized health … The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly
computerized health … a clinically significant delay in establishing a diagnosis
for a patient due to missed or delayed test … missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-ambulatory-setting-study-closed-malpractice-claims
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-wish-i-had-seen-test-result-earlier-dissatisfaction-test-result-management-systems-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/46215/psn-pdf
June 14, 2017 - of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume
organisational routines: an ethnographic study of test … of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume
organisational routines: an ethnographic study of test … Test result management is a critical aspect of ambulatory patient safety. … These results
underscore the need to develop interventions to enhance management of test results. … 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/46544/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - Interventions to improve follow-up of laboratory test
results pending at discharge: a systematic review … Interventions to Improve Follow-Up of Laboratory Test Results
Pending at Discharge: A Systematic Review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-follow-laboratory-test-results-pending-discharge- … systematic-review
Test results pending at the time of hospital discharge can lead to a delay in diagnosis … certain electronic and educational
interventions may improve documentation and awareness of pending test
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dwyoU5ur5oQM69fH8GoaSc
The traditional approach is to perform an initial “nontreponemal” antibody test (ie,
Venereal Disease … Research Laboratory [VDRL] test or rapid plasma reagin [RPR] test), follow ed by a confirmatory “treponemal … ”
antibody detection test (ie, f luorescent treponemal antibody absorption test or Treponema pallidum … particle agglutination test). … If the test
results are discordant, a second treponemal test is performed.