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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49451/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - The attending physician ordered a test for Clostridium difficile on Friday, and was then off for the … That night, the test result came back positive. … On Monday, the physician who originally ordered the C. difficile test returned to assess the patient … First, the physician ordered a C. difficile test but failed to look up the test result. … individual responsible for utilizing the test results when any test result indicates
an imminent life-threatening
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44620/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - laboratory-testing-general-practice-patient-safety-blind-spot
Insufficient communication of laboratory test … Discussing poor
communication regarding test results in primary care, this commentary advocates for … laboratory-testing-general-practice-patient-safety-blind-spot
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-failure-inform-patients-clinically-significant-outpatient-test-results … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test-result-communication-primary-care-survey-current-practice
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-medication-documentation-hospital-discharge-summaries-retrospective-analysis
March 23, 2012 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
The safety implications of missed test … March 23, 2012
Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic … March 25, 2015
Patient groups, clinicians and healthcare professionals agree—all test … June 2, 2021
The delivery of safe and effective test result communication, management … September 27, 2023
Variation in electronic test results management and its implications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-and-efficiency-considerations-introduction-electronic-ordering-blood-bank
March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015
The safety implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients … March 23, 2012
Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic … March 23, 2011
The effect of physicians' long-term use of CPOE on their test management … May 25, 2011
The delivery of safe and effective test result communication, management … May 27, 2011
The effect of physicians' long-term use of CPOE on their test management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42437/psn-pdf
September 04, 2013 - Patient-led training on patient safety: a pilot study to test
the feasibility and acceptability of an … Patient-led training on patient safety: a pilot study to test the
feasibility and acceptability of an … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-led-training-patient-safety-pilot-study-test-feasibility-and-acceptability … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-led-training-patient-safety-pilot-study-test-feasibility-and-acceptability
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - The first step is assessing pre-test likelihood that
the patient has CAD. … for test-positive people. … Harms related to both
the initial test as well as subsequent testing will be evaluated. … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EC017. … positive and are
treated with those who test negative and
are not treated.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Endoglin urine test for preeclampsia screening
5. … application for a test kit. … test (LDT) to be performed on
samples sent to its Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine. … blood test).
47
This
test appears to be closest to product launch and was expected to launch in fall … Many experts suggested that the MaterniT21 test has the potential for controversy.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
June 07, 2016 - Reverse sequence testing with an initial automated treponemal test yielded more false reactive test results … a TPPA assay as a confirmatory test. … as the initial screening test. … d When compared with FTA-ABS test results. … f When compared with nontreponemal test results.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/kim-j-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - The final decision aid consisted of an introductory segment, four test-specific segments, and information … likely to ask) before viewing the decision aid to 3.2 afterwards (difference, 0.4; p < 0.0001, paired t-test … including how the test is performed, preparation required, common patient concerns, risk of adverse … effects and the efficacy of each test in its detection of colorectal cancer or polyps. … , and the benefits and downsides of the test."
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38416/psn-pdf
February 18, 2009 - Preanalytical errors in primary healthcare: a
questionnaire study of information search procedures,
test … request management and test tube labelling. … Preanalytical errors in primary healthcare: a questionnaire study
of information search procedures, test … request management and test tube labelling.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/RealTimeLOINCTranslationPoster.pdf
July 01, 2009 - repositories. 2
One barrier to the integration of medical records is the existence of
disparate lab test … will need to
•identify specific attributes: the analyte name, the specimen type;
the appropriate test … information and evaluate changes made to a
test definition plus remain flexible with new LOINC®
•assess … LOINC® ATTRIBUTES1
• Currently, LOINC mapping can be translated either using a data source
of full test … A laboratory test name doesn’t display all of the information necessary
to map to LOINC.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47310/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - Use of simulation to test systems and prepare staff for a
new hospital transition. … Use of Simulation to Test Systems and Prepare Staff for a New
Hospital Transition. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-simulation-test-systems-and-prepare-staff-new-hospital-transition
This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-simulation-test-systems-and-prepare-staff-new-hospital-transition
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41398/psn-pdf
May 30, 2012 - Development
and test of a definition.
May 30, 2012
Lisby M, Nielsen LP, Brock B, et al. … Development and test of a
definition. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-should-medication-errors-be-defined-development-and-test-definition … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-should-medication-errors-be-defined-development-and-test-definition
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL25LOINCMaintenance.jsp
October 25, 2010 - New patient chartable test is built into local system. … Existing test is edited by one of the following:
From non-chartable to chartable
Name change … If the proposed change to a test is significant, such as changing an analyte or moving a send out test … Instead, build a new test definition. … definition for an in house test.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44559/psn-pdf
April 15, 2016 - 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. … diagnostic-errors-related-acute-abdominal-pain-emergency-department
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
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/44395/psn-pdf
August 12, 2015 - how-well-do-health-professionals-interpret-diagnostic-information-systematic-
review
This review of the evidence on test … interpretation found that, across multiple studies, clinicians do not
accurately interpret common measures of test … This suggests a role for
decision support in this area which could better inform clinicians' test result … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/computerized-provider-order-entry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results-safe-practice-recommendations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43352/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - Despite prior studies highlighting the shortcomings of test results
reporting, this patient safety issue … are-amended-surgical-pathology-reports-getting-correct-responsible-care-provider
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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/12_pregnancy_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - test kit to gain FDA marketing approval. … (Redwood City, CA) developed a test (the verifi™ Non-
Invasive Prenatal Test) that is also based on … The test that is furthest
along in development is Sequenom, Inc.’s (San Diego, CA) MaterniT21™ test … Sequenom developed the MaterniT21 test, a DNA-based, first-trimester screening assay (blood
test) using … http://www.verinata.com/news/non-invasive-prenatal-test/
http://www.verinata.com/news/non-invasive-prenatal-test
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cmJ4Bm9BysHuBX2Wy8MQbc
December 07, 2005 - ,63 Levett-Muir Language Screening Test,64 Fluharty Preschool Speech and
Language Screening Test,53 … Blaxley, 1983;
Sturner, 1993;
Allen, 1987
Hackney Early
Language Screening
Test
20-item test in … Klee, 1998; Klee,
2000; Rescorla,
2001
Levett-Muir
Language Screening
Test
Test is divided into … Test for Auditory
Comprehension of
Language
Revised, Templin-
Darley Test of
Articulation
Expressive … , 35 minutes to administer, test re-test coefficient
Wright, 1980 Test for Auditory Comprehension of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49530/psn-pdf
February 01, 2007 - throat, the urgent care physician swabbed the child's throat and performed a rapid
antigen detection test … The "rapid strep test" was interpreted as negative. … Studies during the past 20 years indicate that the specificity (i.e., the ability of a positive test … , but a negative test does not rule out the infection. … In retrospect, the initial rapid test
may have been negative due to a sampling issue.