Introduction: Communicating Critical Test Results
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The need for improving the timeliness of the communication of critical test results is reflected in a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal and is the basis for this special issue of the Journal.
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Emerging data suggest a high prevalence of communication breakdowns among physicians, patients, and important members of the health care team who assist with the diagnostic process.
“Communication breakdowns are an increasingly recognized preventable factor in medical mishaps, and emerging data suggest a high prevalence of communication breakdowns among physicians, patients, and important members of the health care team who assist with the diagnostic process.21,25–32”
From Reducing Diagnostic Errors through Effective Communication: Harnessing the Power of Information Technology (2008) · cites this paper as [31]
Communication breakdowns are an increasingly recognized preventable factor in medical mishaps.
“Communication breakdowns are an increasingly recognized preventable factor in medical mishaps, and emerging data suggest a high prevalence of communication breakdowns among physicians, patients, and important members of the health care team who assist with the diagnostic process.21,25–32”
From Reducing Diagnostic Errors through Effective Communication: Harnessing the Power of Information Technology (2008) · cites this paper as [31]
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- Authors
- Schiff, G. D.
- Affiliations
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schiff, Gordon D.
- ORCID
- Schiff, Gordon D.
- Venue
- The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-02
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 63-65
- ISSN
- 1553-7250 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W58277183
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- AHRQ (#11552)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Keywords
- test result communication, timeliness, patient safety, laboratory reporting
- MeSH terms
- Communication, Diagnostic Tests, Routine, Humans, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Physician-Patient Relations, Truth Disclosure, United States
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