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41. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60722/psn-pdf
    February 06, 2023 - such as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are molecular tests that are used to detect SARS-CoV … Self-tests have become widely available in recent months. … Self-tests or “at-home” tests can be antigen or molecular-based, and typically require either a nasal … Antigen tests reported to public health departments must be distinguished from NAAT and antibody tests … , specifically NAATs or antigen tests.

42. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 22, 2020 - How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests, causing more harm than good. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm- good … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm-good … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm-good

43. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

44. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

45. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

46. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Diagnostic Error | PSNet
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    July 30, 2020 - such as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are molecular tests that are used to detect SARS-CoV … Self-tests have become widely available in recent months. … Self-tests or “at-home” tests can be antigen or molecular-based, and typically require either a nasal … Antigen tests reported to public health departments must be distinguished from NAAT and antibody tests … , specifically NAATs or antigen tests.

47. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

48. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care | PSNet
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    September 30, 2011 - At the end of her shift, the nurse manually entered the results of all point-of-care tests performed … are performed at the point of care, it is clear that the volume of point-of-care tests is increasing … For certain types of tests deemed to be lower risk, a certification waiver can be obtained. … A huge variety of tests are available, and some perform more reliably than others. … Instrumented tests incorporated these features into onboard software.

49. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    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

50. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

51. Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors. | PSNet
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    December 26, 2014 - Study Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to … Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors. … Patient misidentification in Papanicolaou tests: a systems-based approach to reducing errors.

52. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    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

53. Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals using Medicare claims. | PSNet
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    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.

54. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

55. The landscape of inappropriate laboratory testing: a 15-year meta-analysis. | PSNet
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    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 ).

56. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    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

57. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    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

58. Potential for false positive results with antigen tests for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2--letter to clinical laboratory staff and health care providers. | PSNet
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    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

59. How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’ of tests, causing more harm than good. | PSNet
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    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

60. The effects of a 'discharge time-out' on the quality of hospital discharge summaries. | PSNet
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    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