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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/state-and-regional-demonstrations-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - providers can make better care and treatment decisions when they have as much information (laboratory tests … project expands the initial focus by evaluating use and adoption, usability, reduction of duplicate tests … million encounter records on 1.7 million patients, 4.9 million chief complaints, 45 million laboratory tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/office-cpo-survey.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Laboratory tests and diagnostic studies performed at L&D Triage
are recorded in the office prenatal … It is easier to re-order diagnostic and laboratory tests in the office
than check whether they were … CPO is compatible with the way I order tests for patients. 1 2 3 4 5
26.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/gandhi-tejal
January 01, 2023 - Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests … Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests in the primary
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/u19hs021093-lambert-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Refine a standard battery of tests for pre-market safety screening of drug names, and develop and
test … The purpose of the study is to determine if a drug name’s error rate on perception and
memory tests … If the psycholinguistic tests are shown to predict real-world error
rates, then they can be used as … Prior to approval, drug names undergo a variety of
tests to assess their potential for confusability … , but none of these pre-approval tests has been shown to predict
real-world error rates.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017203-gurwitz-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Final guidelines included 35 drugs or drug classes and 61 laboratory tests. … Final guidelines included
38 drugs and drug classes and a total of 66 laboratory tests. … Final guidelines included 35 drugs/drug classes and 61 laboratory tests. … proportion of ordered tests not completed by the
patient ranged from 5%-18%. … Rates of
patient noncompletion of ordered tests for all drugs was generally <10%.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Cullen_051111comp.pdf
June 16, 2021 - care
• Identifies patients who are due or overdue for various tests … Review patient data from within RPMS (i.e. lab;
radiology; pharmacy)
• Enter historical data about tests … HIV Quality of Care Audit
TOTAL PATIENTS REVIEWED: 25
# %
# w/ Tuberculosis tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/rosenberg-sn-et-al-2008
January 01, 2008 - rules applied to claims, compliance was determined by subsequent claims evidence (eg, that recommended tests … because of improved responses to alerts regarding the need for screening, diagnostic, and monitoring tests … time-consuming or unpleasant actions (e.g., going to radiologists or laboratories for the performance of tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/sequist-thomas-d
January 01, 2023 - Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests … Actionable reminders did not improve performance over passive reminders for overdue tests in the primary
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digital.ahrq.gov/sample-questions-answers-3
January 01, 2023 - studies referenced here were reported in peer-reviewed publications as systematic reviews, hypothesis tests … Intervention : The authors identified 87 target orders involving 76drugs and 11 tests, such as a trigger
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/the-commonwealth-fund-2012-international-survey-of-primary-care-doctors.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Electronic ordering of laboratory tests 1 2 3 8
b. … Laboratory and diagnostic tests 1 2 8
5 US
20. … All laboratory tests ordered are tracked until results reach clinicians 1 2 3
c. … You receive a reminder for guideline-based interventions and/or screening tests 1 2 3
22. … The frequency of ordering diagnostic tests 1 2
24.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/litzelman-dk-et-al-1993
January 01, 1993 - The intervention's effect was greatest for patients >= 70 years old, with significant results for all tests … physician-authorized rules to review information stored in patients' electronic records" and "[print] indicated tests … differences favoring intervention physicians were found separately for FOBT and mammography," but not for Pap tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/mcdonald-cj-et-al-1984
January 01, 2023 - reminder messages could be generated on topics related to preventive care (e.g., mammography), "obtaining tests … response to a group of less-common reminders, physicians were significantly more likely to order certain tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018161-atlas-final-report-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - ; and 3) it tracked testing so that only patients with
5
unscheduled tests were displayed … Patients who
scheduled or completed all overdue tests were automatically removed from delegate lists … rate could
be 0% (none of the 3 tests completed), 33%, 67% or 100% (all 3 tests completed). … or chi-square tests, as appropriate. … The overall adjusted rate of a patient completing all eligible cancer screening tests in
intervention
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/lang-e-et-al-2006
January 01, 2006 - There was no significant duplication of requests for diagnostic tests between the emergency and family … stay (10.3 hours during the intervention phase v. 10.4 hours during the control phase) and number of tests … There was no significant duplication of diagnostic tests between the emergency department and the family
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - (Ongoing)
Refine a standard battery of tests for pre-market safety screening of drug names, and develop … Aim 3: Analytic methods were under development as were a battery of tests to identify drug names that … The team is beginning to refine the set of tests and retrospective detection for premarket screening
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017075-sequist-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - outpatients that require further evaluation and treatment, while limiting unnecessary cardiac
stress tests … The electronic record allows
computerized ordering of tests; as well as supports entry of coded chief … These
latter costs were focused on performance of electrocardiograms and exercise stress tests. … at HVMA and then were
sent home, and for patients that received tests at HVMA and were sent to the … Costs per
patient were based on unit test costs and the probability tests were performed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/when-costly-and-potentially-harmful-ct-scans-are-not-necessary
January 01, 2018 - While the increased use of diagnostic imaging tests like CT has outpaced healthcare growth, the use of … these tests does not always reflect patient-centered care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-pediatric-safety-and-quality-healthcare-information-technology/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Assess the influence of a test results tracking system, Results Manager, on the management of laboratory tests … This assessment determined effects of Results Manager on the protocol for followup of common tests performed … in pediatric practice, effects of Results Manager on time to followup of common tests, and physician
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/mitchell-e-et-al-2001
January 01, 2001 - of generic drugs, and use of computers for test ordering led to cost savings and fewer unnecessary tests … "Computer use for ordering tests led to reductions of 6-75% in the number of tests."
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hie-and-ambulatory-test-utilization/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - If physicians can easily access the results of tests that have already been performed, they are less … These analyses employ general linear mixed models, with rates and costs of tests as the outcome variables