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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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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-search-strategies.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Test Review
This figure presents an overview of the steps in the medical test review process. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … Methods guide for medical test reviews. … There also may be test overlap, in which case the test name alone may be insufficient. … As an example, think of the hematocrit test, also known as packed cell volume test.
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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/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/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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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/mazur-lukasz
January 25, 2018 - Results
Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - … Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - Final Report. … Results
Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow Up on Abnormal Test Results … This project assessed provider mental workload and performance while processing electronic abnormal test … results and found that a test result tracking mechanism improved physicians’ clinical performance.
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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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - When five or more sufficiently similar studies evaluated
the test performance of the same test in the … Studies of Test Performance
In general, studies of test performance were deemed
to be at moderate to … Test Performance of Clinical Symptoms and Signs
(in Isolation)
Table A presents key test performance … Test Performance of Laboratory Tests (in Isolation)
Table B presents key test performance results for … Summary estimates of test performance of diagnostic imaging
for acute appendicitis
Test Population
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - When five or more sufficiently similar studies evaluated
the test performance of the same test in the … Studies of Test Performance
In general, studies of test performance were deemed
to be at moderate to … Test Performance of Clinical Symptoms and Signs
(in Isolation)
Table A presents key test performance … Test Performance of Laboratory Tests (in Isolation)
Table B presents key test performance results for … Summary estimates of test performance of diagnostic imaging
for acute appendicitis
Test Population
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Clinical Impacts of Test Results
In children and adolescents aged 18 years or less with
undiagnosed … presented
forest plots to summarize the results for each test–disease
pairing. … ) examined the prevalence of a positive
IgM-RF test for pSLE. … pediatric patients who had an RF test and were seen at a
children’s hospital. … A result of high Sp and low Sn was observed
for almost all the test–disease combinations.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Clinical Impacts of Test Results
In children and adolescents aged 18 years or less with
undiagnosed … presented
forest plots to summarize the results for each test–disease
pairing. … ) examined the prevalence of a positive
IgM-RF test for pSLE. … pediatric patients who had an RF test and were seen at a
children’s hospital. … A result of high Sp and low Sn was observed
for almost all the test–disease combinations.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/benefits-harms-modeling/research
November 01, 2017 - High test performance does not guarantee that physicians will act according to test results, that patients … Different Roles
A medical test can have different roles in a test-and-treat strategy, depending on … Different versions of a test can have very different performance characteristics. … Designing studies to ensure that estimates of test accuracy are transferable. … Regression methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic test data.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35207/psn-pdf
December 19, 2009 - Patient safety concerns arising from test results that
return after hospital discharge. … Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital
discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-concerns-arising-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge … more than 2600 discharged patients from two hospitalist services to capture the
number and types of test … Investigators discovered that nearly 40% of
patients enrolled had a pending lab or radiology test with
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/Timeline_at_a_glance_high_level_snapshot_on_the_progress.pdf
June 17, 2005 - Train
Initial
Use
Technical
Test
Integrated
Test
Volume
Test
Develop
Materials
Conduct … Complete
Complete
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Complete
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In progres
In progres
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Test … data
ADT test dat
VUMC
VUMC
VUMC
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VUMC
VUMC
VUMC
ADT test dat
ADT data
Test clin dat … Technical Test, Integrated Test, Volume Test of data
Initial Use Support initial users (first users … modified, signed, and delivered
create data extract to be submitted
Live Data Live
HL7 cln ADT test
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AppendixK_1LabCodingToolInstructions.pdf
July 07, 2008 - The LOINC Mapping Tool was designed for hospitals to transmit information about their
laboratory test … Letters and numbers that follow the numbers are variants of the same
lab test (see below). … What if multiple analytic methods are used for same lab test? … What if multiple LOINC codes exist for the same lab test (variants)? … LOINC Code Worksheet
TO BE COMPLETED BY LABORATORY
# Test Name
Spec.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/20070112%20First_Consulting_Tool.pdf
January 12, 2007 - So before or as a state the
real test there will be asked to take a quick sample test so that they … They will be given a series of test
orders that are highly scripted and blinked back to those test … And this would be both the inpatient test, outpatient test, and some
health maintenance test that will … taking the test. … of the test?
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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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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.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. … of a genetic test result.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44477/psn-pdf
October 14, 2015 - Field test of the World Health Organization Multi-
professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide. … Field Test of the World Health Organization Multi-Professional Patient
Safety Curriculum Guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/field-test-world-health-organization-multi-professional-patient-safety- … improved significantly, but overall scores were still quite poor (20.8% correct
answers on the post-test … versus 10.7% on the pre-test).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43987/psn-pdf
March 25, 2015 - emergency-physicians-views-direct-notification-laboratory-and-radiology-
results-patients
Providing test … in which enhanced patient engagement could improve
safety, as failure to appropriately follow up on test … The majority of
physicians expressed discomfort with patients having direct access to test results, … 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.