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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/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims
August 11, 2021 - Study
Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals using … 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. … August 11, 2021
To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments.
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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60326/psn-pdf
May 13, 2020 - 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 … incomplete
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38983/psn-pdf
February 10, 2015 - Improving safety and eliminating redundant tests: cutting
costs in U.S. hospitals. … Improving safety and eliminating redundant tests: cutting costs in
U.S. hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-and-eliminating-redundant-tests-cutting-costs-us-hospitals … tests ordered for the same patient by different physicians). … annually, with an additional $8 billion in savings potentially
achievable by eliminating redundant tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41175/psn-pdf
December 31, 2014 - Design and implementation of an automated email
notification system for results of tests pending at … Design and implementation of an automated email notification
system for results of tests pending at … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-and-implementation-automated-email-notification-system-results-tests … -
pending-discharge
Management of tests pending at discharge (TPAD) is a continued focus of safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-and-implementation-automated-email-notification-system-results-tests-pending-discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47370/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - Development of a conceptual map of negative
consequences for patients of overuse of medical tests
and … Development of a Conceptual Map of Negative Consequences
for Patients of Overuse of Medical Tests and … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-conceptual-map-negative-consequences-patients-overuse-
medical-tests-and … Overuse of tests and treatments can contribute to negative consequences for patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-conceptual-map-negative-consequences-patients-overuse-medical-tests-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38866/psn-pdf
August 19, 2009 - Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a
systems-based approach to reducing errors. … Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based
approach to reducing errors. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-misidentification-papanicolaou-tests-systems-based-approach-
reducing-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-misidentification-papanicolaou-tests-systems-based-approach-reducing-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-misidentification-papanicolaou-tests-systems-based-approach-reducing-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/landscape-inappropriate-laboratory-testing-15-year-meta-analysis
February 12, 2020 - Overuse of diagnostic tests is an increasingly recognized patient safety hazard. … This systematic review found evidence of both persistent overuse of routine laboratory tests and underutilization … of certain tests (which could lead to missed or delayed diagnoses ).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37307/psn-pdf
January 04, 2012 - Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to
follow-up: a source of needless waste and delay … Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to follow-up: a source of needless waste
and delay … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-abnormal-diagnostic-tests-lost-follow-source-needless … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-abnormal-diagnostic-tests-lost-follow-source-needless-waste-and-delay … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-abnormal-diagnostic-tests-lost-follow-source-needless-waste-and-delay
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46429/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Clinician perspectives on the management of abnormal
subcritical tests in an urban academic safety-net … Clinician Perspectives on the Management of Abnormal Subcritical Tests
in an Urban Academic Safety-Net … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-perspectives-management-abnormal-subcritical-tests-urban-
academic-safety-net-health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-perspectives-management-abnormal-subcritical-tests-urban-academic-safety-net-health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-perspectives-management-abnormal-subcritical-tests-urban-academic-safety-net-health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov-2-letter-clinical
April 08, 2020 - Press Release/Announcement
Potential for false positive results with antigen tests … Citation Text:
Potential for false positive results with antigen tests for rapid detection of SARS-CoV … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Potential for false positive results with antigen tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm-good
February 03, 2021 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests … Citation Text:
How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests, causing more harm than … Citation
Citation Text:
How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-interventions-follow-test-results-pending-discharge
November 16, 2022 - In an era where hospitalizations are brief, diagnostic tests ordered in the hospital are often still … This systematic review identified promising strategies to improve follow-up of pending tests, including … reliable documentation of tests pending at discharge and email notifications of test results.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38090/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Older patients' perceptions of "unnecessary" tests and
referrals: a national survey of Medicare beneficiaries … Older patients perceptions of "unnecessary" tests and
referrals: a national survey of Medicare beneficiaries … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey-medicare … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-patients-perceptions-unnecessary-tests-and-referrals-national-survey-medicare
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-discharge-time-out-quality-hospital-discharge-summaries
December 31, 2014 - Communication of posthospital care, including tests pending at discharge, is a critical element of … s)
Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests … May 19, 2021
The impact of automated notification on follow-up of actionable tests pending … July 2, 2019
Impact of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840490/psn-pdf
February 14, 2006 - evidence-bias-and-variation-diagnostic-accuracy-studies
Clinician and patient understanding of the benefits and risks of screening tests … can prevent both under- and
over-diagnosis; as such, screening and diagnostic tests must provide accurate … evidence-bias-and-variation-diagnostic-accuracy-studies
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46566/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - systematic-review-interventions-follow-test-results-pending-discharge
In an era where hospitalizations are brief, diagnostic tests … This
systematic review identified promising strategies to improve follow-up of pending tests, including … reliable
documentation of tests pending at discharge and email notifications of test results. … patient-safety-concerns-arising-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results-and-outpatient-follow