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121. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33633/psn-pdf
     May 01, 2006 - initially on two areas: prescription medications and the processing of lab, x-ray, and diagnostic tests … the entire process; in error reporting studies from family medicine PBRNs, problems with processing tests … A tracking system assures that all tests ordered are returned, ideally to the physician but at least … /#ref2 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref3 physicians in a practice agree to standardize how they order tests … Patients should be educated as to what tests are being ordered, their purpose, and when (and how) results

122. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - step: the patient presents in a timely manner, the clinical evaluation is performed well, appropriate tests … are ordered, the tests are performed correctly within an appropriate interval, the results are diagnostic … Engage patients in following up on pending tests, by educating them about the tests and their importance … The ED discharge instructions given to Rory Staunton's parents contained a line for pending tests and … Engage patients in following up on pending tests 2.

123. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36927/psn-pdf
     April 14, 2011 - frequency-missed-test-results-and-associated-treatment-delays-highly- computerized-health Failure to properly follow up on tests … survey evaluated the extent to which faulty systems limit a physician's ability to follow up after tests

124. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - study Defensive medicine—the practice of performing potentially unnecessary procedures or diagnostic tests … Because procedures and tests carry risks of complications, defensive medicine also may lead to adverse

125. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2017 - because of his obesity. 4 Case Part 1: Diagnostic Delay (2) The ED provider ordered basic laboratory tests … While waiting for the diagnostic tests, the patient had progressively severe pain, requiring relatively … intravenous morphine. 5 Case Part 1: Diagnostic Delay (3) Blood test results (including liver function tests … quadrant ultrasound imaging is the most useful test to evaluate for acute cholecystitis Laboratory tests … the patient's obesity and the mildness of the symptoms) Performance and interpretation of diagnostic tests

126. Addressing ambulatory safety and malpractice: the Massachusetts PROMISES project. | PSNet
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     August 14, 2017 - December 21, 2014 Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic … patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher rate of "loop closure" on diagnostic tests … January 17, 2024 Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person

127. Decoding laboratory test names: a major challenge to appropriate patient care. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2018 - This commentary identifies the lack of standardized abbreviations for common laboratory tests as a potential … patient safety threat, as clinicians may inadvertently order incorrect or duplicative tests.

128. Physician understanding and ability to communicate harms and benefits of common medical treatments. | PSNet
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     September 28, 2016 - requires that providers accurately communicate risks and benefits of potential treatment options and tests … found that regardless of level of training, physicians overestimated both the harms and benefits of tests

129. Dissemination of Lean methods to improve Pap testing quality and patient safety. | PSNet
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     June 14, 2011 - gynecology practice used Lean methods to redesign the workflow to improve the diagnostic accuracy of Pap tests … September 1, 2012 Liquid-based Papanicolaou tests in endometrial carcinoma diagnosis:

130. Unintended consequences: quantifying the benefits, iatrogenic harms and downstream cascade costs of musculoskeletal MRI in UK primary care. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-consequences-quantifying-benefits-iatrogenic-harms-and-downstream-cascade-costs
     March 17, 2021 - Inappropriate use or overuse of clinical tests such as MRIs can be harmful to patients. … December 16, 2020 How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests, causing

131. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2007 - Laboratory tests sent for a voluntary medical research study showed an elevated alkaline phosphatase … cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=abstract&list_uids=15383478 Preoperative Evaluation: Are Laboratory Tests … Abnormal tests uncommon; can be predicted on basis of known medical problems Incidence of abnormalities … Preoperative screening: value of previous tests. … cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=abstract&list_uids=2240920 Preoperative Evaluation: Are Laboratory Tests

132. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40725/psn-pdf
     October 16, 2012 - vulnerable time for patients, particularly following hospitalization when discharge communication, pending tests … readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results-and-outpatient-follow

133. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 15, 2016 - particularly vulnerable following hospitalization, a period during which discharge communication, pending tests … incidence-and-severity-adverse-events-affecting-patients-after-discharge-hospital https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results-and-outpatient-follow

134. Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-send-out-test-ordering-college-american-pathologists-q-probes-study-ordering
     November 12, 2008 - Errors in ordering send-out tests (tests performed at specialized regional laboratories) were common,

135. Safety in numbers: the development of Leapfrog's composite patient safety score for US hospitals. | PSNet
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     November 03, 2015 - March 18, 2019 Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic … patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher rate of "loop closure" on diagnostic tests … January 17, 2024 Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person

136. Oral solid medication appearance should play a greater role in medication error prevention. | PSNet
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     February 20, 2019 - May 2, 2018 Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug … name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in

137. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 05, 2022 - Available diagnostic tests have trade?offs. … chain reaction (PCR) tests, which have higher accuracy, take longer to obtain results. … Antigen tests have the potential to yield false negatives for a variety of reasons, such as testing … Alternatively, false positive results could occur with antigen tests, so healthcare providers were … based tests for diagnosis of SARS?CoV?2 infection.

138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49469/psn-pdf
     December 01, 2004 - obstetrician that she would discuss with her husband that evening whether he wanted to have the genetic tests … The physician ordered routine screening laboratory tests (fasting lipid profile, complete blood count … patient had consented; he assumed that the physician must have obtained consent before ordering the tests … G to give her "the good news" that all her screening tests were normal. … G's refusal to have genetic tests for serious disorders was irrational.

139. Consequences of Medical Overuse | PSNet
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     May 05, 2021 - The ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests in everyday medical decision making is seemingly … One of the most common errors that can lead to overtreatment is ordering diagnostic tests in patients … In these 100 patients, there would be 5 positive tests, and in this patient population, all 5 positive … tests would be false positives. … And maybe one or more of these tests would have detected an incidental abnormality, which would have

140. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2004 - Physicians are responsible for following up on tests they order. … any test result indicates an imminent life-threatening condition.(6) The law does not state which tests … personnel appropriate for communicating or receiving the results.(7) In practice, a core group of tests … Take-Home Points Physicians are responsible for tracking the results on laboratory tests they order. … Example Critical Values For Some Common Laboratory Tests ANALYTE (Lab Test) Critical Values Low