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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.
October 1, 2014
Litchfield I, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, et al. Test result communication in primary care: clinical and office staff
perspectives. Fam Pract. 2014;31(5):592-7. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmu041.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/test…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/quality-and-safety-challenges-critical-care-preventing-and-treating-delirium-intensive
December 01, 2012 - Current strategies being tested include multiple sessions of staged cognitive exercises that match their … The newer atypical antipsychotic agents, the only ones that have really been tested in clinical trials … equally effective as haloperidol and have less extrapyramidal effects—but they honestly are not well tested
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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 network.
December 5, 2013
Roy CL, Rothschild JM, Dighe AS, et al. An initiative to improve the management of clinically significant
test results in a large health care network. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(1…
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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.
November 26, 2014
Passiment E, Meisel JL, Fontanesi J, et al. Decoding laboratory test names: a major challenge to
appropriate patient care. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28(3):453-8. doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2253-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46215/psn-pdf
June 14, 2017 - The role of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume
organisational routines: an ethnographic study of test
results handling in UK general practice.
June 14, 2017
Grant S, Checkland K, Bowie P, et al. The role of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume
organisational routines: an ethnographic study of tes…
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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.
September 12, 2018
Whitehead NS, Williams L, Meleth S, et al. Interventions to Improve Follow-Up of Laboratory Test Results
Pending at Discharge: A Systematic Review. J Hosp Med. 2018. doi:10.12788/jhm.2944.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43939/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - Use of quality indicators to compare point-of-care testing
errors in a neonatal unit and errors in a STAT central
laboratory.
February 25, 2015
Cantero M, Redondo M, Martín E, et al. Use of quality indicators to compare point-of-care testing errors in
a neonatal unit and errors in a STAT central laboratory. Clin C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38812/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Management of test results in family medicine offices.
April 12, 2011
Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach JM, et al. Management of test results in family medicine offices. Ann Fam
Med. 2009;7(4):343-51. doi:10.1370/afm.961.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-test-results-family-medicine-offices
This study evaluated co…
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December 21, 2014 - Last orders: follow-up of tests ordered on the day of
hospital discharge.
December 21, 2014
Ong M-S, Magrabi F, Jones G, et al. Last Orders: Follow-up of Tests Ordered on the Day of Hospital
Discharge. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(17):1347-9. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2836.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-orde…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43977/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Patient perspectives on test result communication in
primary care: a qualitative study.
November 16, 2015
Litchfield I, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, et al. Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care:
a qualitative study. Br J Med Pract. 2015;65(632):e133-e140. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X683929.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44620/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Laboratory testing in general practice: a patient safety
blind spot.
November 4, 2015
Elder NC. Laboratory testing in general practice: a patient safety blind spot. BMJ Qual Saf.
2015;24(11):667-70. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004644.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-testing-general-practice-patient-safety-blind…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40101/psn-pdf
January 17, 2012 - Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized
application for pending tests at hospital discharge.
January 17, 2012
Dalal A, Poon EG, Karson A, et al. Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized application for
pending tests at hospital discharge. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(1):16-21. doi:10.1002/jhm.794.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45713/psn-pdf
November 22, 2017 - Assigning responsibility to close the loop on radiology
test results.
November 22, 2017
Kwan JL, Singh H. Assigning responsibility to close the loop on radiology test results. Diagnosis (Berl).
2017;4(3):173-177. doi:10.1515/dx-2017-0019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assigning-responsibility-close-loop-radiology-t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40236/psn-pdf
March 23, 2012 - The safety implications of missed test results for
hospitalised patients: a systematic review.
March 23, 2012
Callen J, Georgiou A, Li J, et al. The safety implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients: a
systematic review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(2):194-199. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.044339.
https://ps…
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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.
December 19, 2009
Roy CL, Poon EG, Karson A, et al. Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital
discharge. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(2):121-128.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-concer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34881/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Communicating critical test results: safe practice
recommendations.
January 5, 2017
Hanna D, Griswold P, Leape L, et al. Communicating critical test results: safe practice recommendations. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(2):68-80.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results-safe-practice-r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43005/psn-pdf
March 05, 2014 - "Chance favors only the prepared mind": preparing minds
to systematically reduce hazards in the testing process in
primary care.
March 5, 2014
Singh R, Hickner J, Mold J, et al. "Chance favors only the prepared mind": preparing minds to
systematically reduce hazards in the testing process in primary care. J Patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38741/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically
significant outpatient test results.
June 24, 2009
Casalino LP, Dunham D, Chin MH, et al. Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant
outpatient test results. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(12):1123-9. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.130.
https:…
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October 14, 2015 - Field test of the World Health Organization Multi-
professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide.
October 14, 2015
Farley DO, Zheng H, Rousi E, et al. Field Test of the World Health Organization Multi-Professional Patient
Safety Curriculum Guide. PLoS One. 2015;10(9):e0138510. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138510.
http…
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September 09, 2015 - Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on
non-urgent, clinically significant test results in the
electronic health record.
September 9, 2015
Dalal A, Pesterev BM, Eibensteiner K, et al. Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-
urgent, clinically significant test results in the elect…