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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46797/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - that access to patient notes enhanced caregiver
understanding of recommended medical care including tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42498/psn-pdf
December 30, 2014 - algorithm identified patients with elevated
prostate-specific antigen levels, positive fecal occult blood tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-viruses-are-rampant-medical-devices-hospitals
February 21, 2024 - Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-reported-missed-nursing-care-correlated-adverse-events
September 27, 2017 - Most frequently missed were mouth care, ambulation, repositioning, bathing, and discussing tests and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
July 02, 2019 - or simply making order entry more convenient (e.g., an order set for frequently utilized laboratory tests … designed for the convenience of the provider (such as an order set for frequently used morning laboratory tests … in the hospital) might lead to orders for inappropriate and unnecessary tests, a form of overuse known
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-all-headaches-are-due-migraine-red-flags-dont-miss-diagnoses-and-diagnostic-pitfalls
February 17, 2021 - In most cases, there are no definitive tests to determine a specific etiology for a patient’s headache … to pursue further diagnostic evaluation, including imaging, applicable laboratory testing, and other tests … However, pursuing such tests in most patients with headache is unnecessary, leading to excessive testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-direct-oral-anticoagulant-awareness-indicating-inadequate-recognition
April 24, 2018 - fail to recognize risks associated with direct oral anticoagulants or their effect on anticoagulation tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hemorrhagic-shock-after-elective-spine-surgery-failure-rescue-after-limited-response-nursing
October 31, 2023 - surgical rounds, he was noted to be in hypovolemic shock and the team immediately ordered laboratory tests … Standard coagulation tests (i.e., International Normalized Ratio, Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time … Ordering laboratory tests and imaging, as done in this patient, only delays treatment of the shock and … opportunity to save the patient, the appropriate urgency was not applied as evidenced by ordering laboratory tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-weve-learned-about-leveraging-leadership-and-culture-affect-change-and-improve
March 01, 2017 - May 9, 2018
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insert-omission
May 09, 2014 - These inexpensive tests are sensitive to 20 mIU/mL of HCG, a level typical of pregnancies at about the … To avoid IUC insertion during pregnancy, performing sensitive, rapid urine pregnancy tests and waiting … Testing women for chlamydia with rapid amplified DNA tests can reduce this risk, since current chlamydia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33812/psn-pdf
August 01, 2016 - Third, an excess number of radiological tests. … Studies have warned of a
possible association between excess dental X-ray tests and a greater probability … I also hope that we'll be able to determine the right indication for radiological
tests and to avoid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.311_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2013 - Errors With TSOAC Use (3)
Inappropriate monitoring
Clinicians may inappropriately order coagulation tests … that do not correlate with TSOAC effect
Clinicians may also fail to order TSOAC-specific tests when … such tests are indicated
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Institutional Responsibility
Institutions should consider implementing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46747/psn-pdf
June 06, 2018 - most participants felt that accessing OpenNotes facilitated their
understanding of the rationale for tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42510/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - prior VA studies
have shown that a small but clinically significant proportion of abnormal laboratory tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43712/psn-pdf
December 03, 2014 - Tests ordered by
trainees frequently led to issues with follow-up since trainees often rotated to other
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - diagnosis of
dissecting aneurysm.(9) Second, the quality of the literature addressing various diagnostic tests … Reports of the accuracy of diagnostic tests are biased by retrospective reviews of charts of patients … empiric treatment of one may increase the chance of death in another; and (iii) the value
of diagnostic tests … Were the appropriate tests ordered for the differential diagnosis list?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50610/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - However, many of these tests and treatments originate from a time when
drugs, nutrition support (total … Using umbilical cord blood for the initial
blood tests of VLBW neonates results in higher hemoglobin
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-drug-labeling-improving-safety-and-efficacy-pediatric-therapies
January 24, 2024 - Preventing diagnostic errors in ambulatory care: an electronic notification tool for incomplete radiology tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/translating-electronic-health-record-based-patient-safety-algorithms-research-clinical
October 27, 2021 - Preventing diagnostic errors in ambulatory care: an electronic notification tool for incomplete radiology tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/response-failure-report-march-2007
June 01, 2007 - the Seed: The Real Problem with Root Cause Analysis
July 1, 2008
Cognitive tests … errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests