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Article: Delays in test result reviewing common.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- December 4, 2004
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2004 DEC 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Delays in reviewing test results are common, and many physicians are not satisfied with how they are able to manage test results, according to new research.
Failure to follow up with patients about their test results is a patient safety and malpractice concern, and lack of timely follow-up can jeopardize patient safety and satisfaction.
Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues attempted to identify problems in current test result management systems and developed possible alternatives for improving these systems. Their findings were published in the November 8, 2005 issue of ...