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Is the test result correct? A questionnaire study of blood collection practices in primary health care.

Söderberg J, Wallin O, Grankvist K, Brulin C. J Eval Clin Pract. 2010;16:707-711.

This study in Swedish primary care clinics revealed that recommended practices to prevent identification errors, such as using two different identification modalities, were not routinely used.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Ambulatory Clinic or Office

Target Audience

Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area

Family Medicine

Primary Care

General Internal Medicine

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Safety Target

Wrong Patient

Error Types

Active Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Read Back Protocols

Human Factors Engineering

Origin/Sponsor

Europe