Improving Test Result Follow-up through Electronic Health Records Requires More than Just an Alert
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In previous work, the sociotechnical model was applicable in specific clinical contexts such as test results and referral communication.
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Self-citationFailure to Follow-Up Test Results for Ambulatory Patients: A Systematic Review
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“We previously identified ambiguity of responsibility for test result follow-up to be a key factor in failure to follow up abnormal results.(4) Several EHRs now use asynchronous alert notifications to transmit results, but providers often receive many other types of notifications in their electronic in-box.”
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- Authors
- Sittig, D. F., & Singh, H.
- Affiliations
- Memorial Hermann (US)
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sittig, Dean F.
- Venue
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2012-07-13
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1235-1237
- ISSN
- 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-1497
- PMC
- PMC3445682
- OpenAlex
- W1968765040
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of General Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (K23CA125585)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Keywords
- electronic health records, clinical decision support alerts, laboratory findings, health information technology, outpatient care
- MeSH terms
- Continuity of Patient Care, Diagnostic Tests, Routine, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Reminder Systems, Electronic Health Records
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