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241. Transition planning for the senior surgeon: guidance and recommendations from the Society of Surgical Chairs. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transition-planning-senior-surgeon-guidance-and-recommendations-society-surgical-chairs
     August 14, 2019 - Recommendations include mandatory cognitive and psychomotor testing for surgeons age 65 and older, … In an accompanying editorial, an older physician supports mandatory testing and suggests individual-level

242. Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection: lessons for public health. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-sars-cov-2-infection-lessons-public-health
     November 25, 2020 - professionals and patients, dedicated break space, minimizing the use of shared patient rooms and regular testing … experience of obstetric patients and health care workers after implementation of universal SARS-CoV-2 testing

243. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47973/psn-pdf
     July 18, 2019 - Recommendations include mandatory cognitive and psychomotor testing for surgeons age 65 and older, respectful … In an accompanying editorial, an older physician supports mandatory testing and suggests individual-level

244. Doing 'detective work' to find a cancer: how are non-specific symptom pathways for cancer investigation organised, and what are the implications for safety and quality of care? A multisite qualitative approach. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doing-detective-work-find-cancer-how-are-non-specific-symptom-pathways-cancer-investigation
     April 05, 2023 - NSS cancer pathways teams, researchers identified distinct functions of the team, clustered in pre-testing … assessment and information gathering and post-testing interpretation and management.

245. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
     June 01, 2019 - penicillin reactions have their allergy disproved more than 95% of the time after undergoing formal testing … While historically performed by allergy specialists, penicillin allergy testing in hospital-based patients … Penicillin skin testing takes about 1 hour to perform. … When penicillin skin testing is not possible (or not necessary because of low risk), drug challenges … The use of telemedicine for penicillin allergy skin testing.

246. Patient safety concerns in COVID-19–related events: a study of 343 event reports from 71 hospitals in Pennsylvania. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-concerns-covid-19-related-events-study-343-event-reports-71-hospitals
     July 24, 2024 - common factors associated with patient safety concerns in COVID-19-related events involved laboratory testing … experience of obstetric patients and health care workers after implementation of universal SARS-CoV-2 testing

247. Managing risk at the point-of-care: preventing errors. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risk-point-care-preventing-errors
     February 06, 2018 - Highlighting how the disconnect between clinicians conducting point-of-care testing as a patient care … errors , this news article suggests quality control strategies to address risks related to monitoring, testing

248. Maintaining maternal-newborn safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maintaining-maternal-newborn-safety-during-covid-19-pandemic
     November 16, 2022 - newborn populations, such as implications for maternity care, maternal-newborn separation, and universal testing … experience of obstetric patients and health care workers after implementation of universal SARS-CoV-2 testing

249. Tracking progress in improving diagnosis: a framework for defining undesirable diagnostic events. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tracking-progress-improving-diagnosis-framework-defining-undesirable-diagnostic-events
     September 01, 2021 - The authors propose designing and testing diagnosis measures based on this framework. … December 16, 2020 Development and usability testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research

250. Measuring and improving diagnostic safety in primary care: addressing the “twin” pandemics of diagnostic error and clinician burnout. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-and-improving-diagnostic-safety-primary-care-addressing-twin-pandemics-diagnostic
     September 07, 2022 - This framework can provide a structured approach for designing and testing specific measures of diagnostic … May 19, 2021 Development and usability testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research

251. In Conversation With... Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC and Molly M. Scanlon, PhD, FAIA, FACHA | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-anjali-joseph-phd-edac-and-molly-m-scanlon-phd-faia-facha
     June 30, 2021 - sites should be set up, and the characteristics of the site that might support testing. … need for COVID-19 testing. … We should have been testing our air and surfaces as soon as we knew the pathogen was airborne. … and being able to say that we're testing our surfaces, we’re testing our air, we're testing it for the … Some facilities have even put in place drive-through testing facilities.

252. COVID-19 and the Built Environment | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/covid-19-and-built-environment
     June 30, 2021 - Some facilities have even put in place drive-through testing facilities. … sites should be set up, and the characteristics of the site that might support testing. … need for COVID-19 testing. … We should have been testing our air and surfaces as soon as we knew the pathogen was airborne. … and being able to say that we're testing our surfaces, we’re testing our air, we're testing it for the

253. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49822/psn-pdf
     March 01, 2018 - .(10) Thrombophilia testing is rarely indicated for provoked VTE or in patients who require indefinite … anticoagulation and where testing will not change management.(11) Clinicians should consider testing … Thrombophilia testing patterns amongst patients with acute venous thromboembolism. … Thrombophilia testing and venous thrombosis. N Engl J Med. 2017;377:2298. [go to PubMed] 13. … Make sure thrombophilia testing is indicated and correctly performed 7.

254. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60241/psn-pdf
     February 24, 2022 - NHs were to have written protocols for testing, protocols for residents or staff that decline testing … Federal effort to expand Covid-19 testing in nursing homes hits snags. Wall Street Journal. … Interim Guidance for Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2. … Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). … Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing.

255. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-related-and-cognitive-errors-laboratory-medicine
     December 21, 2016 - among laboratory staff, pathologists, radiologists, and frontline physicians to enhance the laboratory testing … April 22, 2009 Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing

256. Laboratory results that should be ignored. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-results-should-be-ignored
     August 19, 2009 - that should be ignored to avoid unnecessary treatments and advocates for improvement in the entire testing … September 28, 2010 Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing.

257. Spotlight (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/spotlight_case_strongyloides_final_11.21.22.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - • Suspecting and testing for Strongyloides is warranted for all patients with these risk factors … are about to start steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment. 15 Diagnosis and Treatment • Testing … in the United States can be done by examination of stool specimens for larvae, OR serum antibody testing … Further testing to rule out inflammatory bowel disease requires colonoscopic examination and biopsy … see that errors occurred in several aspects of the patient’s care – including in history taking, testing

258. Not All Headaches are Due to Migraine: Red Flags, Don’t Miss Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Pitfalls | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-all-headaches-are-due-migraine-red-flags-dont-miss-diagnoses-and-diagnostic-pitfalls
     February 17, 2021 - prevalence of headaches, the fact that most patients with headaches do not require imaging or advanced testing … enough suspicion to pursue further diagnostic evaluation, including imaging, applicable laboratory testing … However, pursuing such tests in most patients with headache is unnecessary, leading to excessive testing … This challenge - balancing testing and interventions with a parsimonious approach - is common in many … It is important to note that red flags do not always mandate further testing but instead suggest the

259. Spotlight
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/spotlight_case_a_fatal_twist_in_pseudohyperkalemia_slides.pptx
     January 01, 2024 - Clinicians should have a low threshold to repeat diagnostic testing such as routine bloodwork and 12- … lead ECG, particularly when the risks of testing are minimal relative to the risks of misdiagnosis and … If hemolysis is detected, clinical laboratory workflows should exist to automatically prompt repeat testing … Undetected In Vitro Hemolysis or Sample Contamination on Patient Care and Outcomes in Point-of-Care Testing … Educational case: hemolysis and lipemia interference with laboratory testing.

260. A new index for obstetrics safety and quality of care: integrating cesarean delivery rates with maternal and neonatal outcomes. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-index-obstetrics-safety-and-quality-care-integrating-cesarean-delivery-rates-maternal-and
     March 16, 2022 - This article describes the development and testing of a new obstetrical quality measure that integrates … experience of obstetric patients and health care workers after implementation of universal SARS-CoV-2 testing