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241. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 30, 2021 - sites should be set up, and the characteristics of the site that might support testing. … need for COVID-19 testing. … Environmental testing allows the healthcare provider to take action to interrupt the epidemiological … 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

242. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47285/psn-pdf
     November 19, 2018 - They recommend inclusion of sociodemographic characteristics into algorithms, building and testing algorithms … in diverse health care systems, and conducting follow-up testing to ensure that machine learning does

243. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens | PSNet
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     April 18, 2018 - Upon arrival at the satellite facility, samples are logged and accessioned for testing at their respective … Modern laboratory testing incorporates numerous safeguards such as external and internal quality controls … Some facilities may incorporate robotics ( i.e., automation) to aid in the testing process to maximize … Medical testing error occurs most frequently during the pre-analytic phase. … Risk management in the preanalytical phase of laboratory testing.

244. Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis. | PSNet
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     August 25, 2021 - diarrhea had always been attributed to viral or unknown causes, without any microbiologic or serologic testing … Suspecting and testing for Strongyloides is warranted for all patients with these risk factors who … Testing in the United States can be done by examination of stool specimens for larvae. … risk should be treated empirically if immunosuppression needs to be initiated before the results of testing … Further testing to rule out inflammatory bowel disease requires colonoscopic examination and biopsy.

245. Managing risk at the point-of-care: preventing errors. | PSNet
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     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

246. Tracking progress in improving diagnosis: a framework for defining undesirable diagnostic events. | PSNet
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     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

247. Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection: lessons for public health. | PSNet
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     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

248. Transition planning for the senior surgeon: guidance and recommendations from the Society of Surgical Chairs. | PSNet
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     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

249. Measuring and improving diagnostic safety in primary care: addressing the “twin” pandemics of diagnostic error and clinician burnout. | PSNet
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     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

250. Maintaining maternal-newborn safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet
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     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

251. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44408/psn-pdf
     April 12, 2017 - qualities-and-attributes-safe-practitioner-identification-safety-skills-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-non-technical-skills-operating-room-reliability-testing-notss-behavior-rating-system … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-non-technical-skills-operating-room-reliability-testing-notss-behavior-rating-system

252. Implementing a safer and more reliable system to monitor test results at a teaching university-affiliated facility in a family medicine group: a quality improvement process report. | PSNet
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     November 07, 2018 - This article describes use of the AHRQ toolkit Improving Your Office Testing Process to implement new … testing and communication procedures.

253. 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
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     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.

254. Patient safety concerns in COVID-19–related events: a study of 343 event reports from 71 hospitals in Pennsylvania. | PSNet
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     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

255. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. | PSNet
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     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
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     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. 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.

258. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2011 - issue/patient-safety-begins-proper-planning-quantitative-method-improve-hospital- design Usability testing … , a key component of human factors engineering, is the process of testing new technology under real-world

259. 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.

260. In Conversation With... Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC and Molly M. Scanlon, PhD, FAIA, FACHA | PSNet
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     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.