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261. Use of patient complaints to identify diagnosis-related safety concerns: a mixed-method evaluation. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-patient-complaints-identify-diagnosis-related-safety-concerns-mixed-method-evaluation
     April 13, 2022 - reports of return visits for the same or worsening symptoms, interpersonal issues, and diagnostic testing … May 25, 2022 Development and usability testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research

262. Potential biases in machine learning algorithms using electronic health record data. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-biases-machine-learning-algorithms-using-electronic-health-record-data
     June 12, 2019 - 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

263. Characteristics of disease-specific and generic diagnostic pitfalls: a qualitative study. | PSNet
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     December 02, 2020 - six different aspects of the clinical interaction – diagnosis and assessment, history and physical, testing … December 2, 2020 Development and usability testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research

264. Isolated Clot, Real Error | PSNet
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     December 01, 2013 - Testing for thrombophilia, such as for Factor V Leiden mutation, antiphospholipid antibodies, or protein … 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.

265. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838222/psn-pdf
     September 28, 2022 - great way to think about using an EHR is to create registries of patients with diabetes, who need testing … If I increase the testing and if I increase the number of visits I have with patients, that creates … The community had an understanding that testing to prevent colon cancer was important. … So, they changed the language from “colorectal cancer screening” to “testing to prevent colon cancer … Then there’s testing: How do we make sure that our patients get the right tests and don’t get unnecessary

266. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49673/psn-pdf
     December 01, 2012 - In the absence of overt infarction, further ED testing is routinely employed. … If they remained negative, he should have undergone further testing. … Reasonable options would have been either immediate stress testing, expedited outpatient stress testing … In patients without overt ischemic changes or evidence of infarction on ECG or initial biomarker testing … , serial tracings and biomarker testing followed by either immediate or expedited stress testing should

267. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2007 - elements of preoperative medical evaluation Appreciate the limited role for preoperative laboratory testing … The case against routine preoperative laboratory testing. … Editorial I: Guidelines for routine preoperative testing. … The case against routine preoperative laboratory testing. … The case against routine preoperative laboratory testing.

268. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes | PSNet
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     April 10, 2024 - 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. Accessed December 2021.  … Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Accessed December 2021. … Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing. Accessed June 2021. 

269. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33578/psn-pdf
     September 15, 2024 - Usability testing Human factors engineers test new systems and equipment under real-world conditions … One prominent example of the clinical applicability of usability testing involves electronic health … Simulated clinical scenarios may be used to conduct usability testing, as was performed in a study that … Usability testing is also essential for identifying workarounds—the consistent bypassing of policies

270. 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

271. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
     May 26, 2021 - This is critical information, as the interval since prior syphilis testing can help to estimate the … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend annual testing for those who identify … as MSM,6 and in this situation, the twenty-year testing interval assisted in creating the devastating … pathogen through microscopy is not readily available, the usual means of diagnosis is by serologic testing … Syphilis testing algorithms using treponemal tests for initial screening--four laboratories, New York

272. Errors in a stat laboratory: changes in type and frequency since 1996. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-stat-laboratory-changes-type-and-frequency-1996
     December 21, 2016 - April 22, 2009 Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing … , 2020 Measuring the rate of manual transcription error in outpatient point-of-care testing … February 15, 2010 Finding blunders in thyroid testing: experience in newborns.

273. Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-usability-behavioural-marking-system-performance-assessment-obstetrical-teams
     June 28, 2017 - While the tool requires further reliability and validity testing, early feedback suggested its usability … 2021 Accuracy of practitioner estimates of probability of diagnosis before and after testing

274. Implementation and evaluation of a laboratory safety process improvement toolkit. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-and-evaluation-laboratory-safety-process-improvement-toolkit
     July 12, 2010 - This qualitative evaluation found that the AHRQ Improving Your Office Testing Process toolkit was perceived … August 3, 2022 When no news is bad news: improving diagnostic testing communication through

275. The cost of poor blood specimen quality and errors in preanalytical processes. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-poor-blood-specimen-quality-and-errors-preanalytical-processes
     April 22, 2009 - This review outlines how specimen quality affects laboratory testing reliability and estimates costs … March 26, 2014 When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach for

276. Instituting vincristine minibag administration: an innovative strategy using simulation to enhance chemotherapy safety. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instituting-vincristine-minibag-administration-innovative-strategy-using-simulation-enhance
     April 24, 2018 - This commentary describes work at one hospital to improve the reliability of practice by designing and testing … November 16, 2022 Testing an intervention to improve health care worker well-being during

277. Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device evaluation in hospital procurement decision-making. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-engineering-tool-medical-device-evaluation-hospital-procurement-decision-making
     June 28, 2017 - conducted a human factors evaluation of three infusion pumps, combining heuristic assessment and user testing … October 13, 2021 Development and testing of an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE

278. Changes in physician practice patterns after implementation of a communication-and-resolution program. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-physician-practice-patterns-after-implementation-communication-and-resolution-program
     September 01, 2018 - This pre–post study found that the growth of diagnostic testing for chest pain slowed after implementation … further study to determine whether these results represent an appropriate reduction in unnecessary testing

279. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40022/psn-pdf
     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

280. The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety. | PSNet
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     August 01, 2012 - to the AHRQ Quality Indicators to support the transition from ICD-­9 to ICD-­10 , experience from testing … October 23, 2019 Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer