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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50372/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - Prevalence and predictability of low-yield inpatient
laboratory diagnostic tests. … Prevalence and Predictability of Low-Yield Inpatient Laboratory
Diagnostic Tests. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-predictability-low-yield-inpatient-laboratory-diagnostic-tests … promote
high-value care by characterizing the diagnostic utility of information gained from ordering tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-predictability-low-yield-inpatient-laboratory-diagnostic-tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-diagnostic-errors-ambulatory-care-electronic-notification-tool-incomplete
April 22, 2013 - Preventing diagnostic errors in ambulatory care: an electronic notification tool for incomplete radiology tests … Preventing diagnostic errors in ambulatory care: an electronic notification tool for incomplete radiology tests … To decrease the risk of diagnostic errors attributed to incomplete recommended diagnostic tests , this … study evaluated an electronic monitoring tool alerting clinicians to incomplete imaging tests for their … Preventing diagnostic errors in ambulatory care: an electronic notification tool for incomplete radiology tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-conceptual-map-negative-consequences-patients-overuse-medical-tests-and
November 01, 2017 - Development of a conceptual map of negative consequences for patients of overuse of medical tests … Development of a Conceptual Map of Negative Consequences for Patients of Overuse of Medical Tests and … Overuse of tests and treatments can contribute to negative consequences for patients. … Development of a Conceptual Map of Negative Consequences for Patients of Overuse of Medical Tests and … 2017
Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45208/psn-pdf
April 22, 2017 - 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 large pharmacy chains. … memory and perception tests and corresponding
error rates in large pharmacy chains. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-tests-predict-real-world-errors-relationship-between-drug-name … , these
tests have not reliably predicted real-world error rates.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-hospital-acquired-complications-associated-low-value-care
August 11, 2021 - Overuse of unnecessary tests and procedures contributes to patient harm . … September 29, 2017
To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … September 15, 2021
Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals … Development of a conceptual map of negative consequences for patients of overuse of medical tests … 2018
Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857447/psn-pdf
December 06, 2023 - Completion of recommended tests and referrals in
telehealth vs in-person visits. … Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-
person visits. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-telehealth-vs-person-visits … In this study of
4,133 patients, researchers found that orders for colonoscopies or cardiac stress tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-telehealth-vs-person-visits
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861764/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - Low rate of completion of recommended tests and
referrals in an academic primary care practice with … Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an
academic primary care practice with … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-rate-completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-academic-primary-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-rate-completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-academic-primary-care-practice-resident … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-rate-completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-academic-primary-care-practice-resident
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73283/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at
US hospitals using Medicare claims. … Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US
hospitals using Medicare claims. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-
medicare-claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41649/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Last orders: follow-up of tests ordered on the day of
hospital discharge. … Last Orders: Follow-up of Tests Ordered on the Day of Hospital
Discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-orders-follow-tests-ordered-day-hospital-discharge
According to data … presented in this research letter, tests ordered on the day of discharge represent a
disproportionate … number of tests that are not followed-up.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73202/psn-pdf
April 28, 2021 - positive tests due to cross-contamination
The Commentary
By Stephen A. … Testing COVID-19 tests faces methodological challenges. … Clinical Performance of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Tests.
McAdam AJ, ed. … Buyer beware: inflated claims of sensitivity
for rapid COVID-19 tests. … Lateral flow tests cannot rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection. BMJ. 2020;371.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40101/psn-pdf
January 17, 2012 - Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized
application for pending tests at hospital discharge … Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized application for
pending tests at hospital discharge … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-implementation-computerized-application-pending-tests- … Describing the experience of one hospital's implementation of an electronic system to help track and
manage tests … the surprisingly large number of barriers
to developing safe and effective systems to deal with such tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860720/psn-pdf
January 17, 2024 - patients who read visit notes on the patient portal
have a higher rate of "loop closure" on diagnostic tests … patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher
rate of “loop closure” on diagnostic tests … do-patients-who-read-visit-notes-patient-portal-have-higher-rate-loop-closure-
diagnostic
Prompt completion of diagnostic tests … In this study, completion rates for three common diagnostic tests or referrals (i.e., colonoscopy,
concerning … urgent-referrals-primary-care-dermatology-lesions-suspicious-skin-cancer-patterns-outcomes
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-telehealth-vs-person-visits
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-rate-completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-academic-primary-care-practice-resident
January 17, 2024 - Study
Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic primary … Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic primary care practice with resident … Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic primary care practice with resident … 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845348/psn-pdf
February 02, 2012 - Liquid-based Papanicolaou tests in endometrial
carcinoma diagnosis: performance, error root cause
analysis … Liquid-based Papanicolaou tests in endometrial carcinoma diagnosis:
performance, error root cause analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-based-papanicolaou-tests-endometrial-carcinoma-diagnosis-
performance-error-root-cause … Delayed diagnosis from false-negative Papanicolaou (Pap) tests can have tragic results. … This study re-
screened liquid-based Pap tests of women who were later diagnosed with endometrial carcinoma
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45276/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of
treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic … Clinicians' Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening,
and Tests: A Systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests … This systematic review found that providers' expectations surrounding the risks and benefits of tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38817/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - Adequacy of hospital discharge summaries in
documenting tests with pending results and outpatient
follow-up … Adequacy of hospital discharge summaries in documenting tests with
pending results and outpatient follow-up … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results- … reviewed nearly 700
discharge summaries from two academic centers and found that only 16% of pending tests … were
mentioned and that only 13% of discharge summaries listed all pending tests.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43484/psn-pdf
September 17, 2014 - A review of the evidence of harm from self-tests. … A review of the evidence of harm from self-tests. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-evidence-harm-self-tests
This review explored the evidence on self-tests … The authors conclude that little data exists confirming that these tests result in
psychological, social … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-evidence-harm-self-tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61126/psn-pdf
November 11, 2020 - Potential for false positive results with antigen tests for
rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2--letter to … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov- … 2-letter-clinical
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42741/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Impact of an automated email notification system for
results of tests pending at discharge: a cluster … Impact of an automated email notification system for results of tests
pending at discharge: a cluster-randomized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-automated-email-notification-system-results-tests-pending-discharge … automated secure e-mail system successfully increased inpatient attending physicians' awareness of
tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-automated-email-notification-system-results-tests-pending-discharge-cluster-randomized
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43759/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Patients' expectations of the benefits and harms of
treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic review … Patients' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and
tests: a systematic review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests- … systematic review found that patients generally overestimate benefits and underestimate harms
related to tests … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review