"Chance favors only the prepared mind": preparing minds to systematically reduce hazards in the testing process in primary care.

Ranjit Singh; John Hickner; Jim Mold; Gurdev Singh

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"Chance favors only the prepared mind": preparing minds to systematically reduce hazards in the testing process in primary care.

March 5, 2014

Singh R, Hickner J, Mold J, et al. J Patient Saf. 2014;10(1):20-8.

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Unreliable test result management systems and failure to follow-up on abnormal test results are common issues in ambulatory care. Using a modified failure mode and effect analysis methodology, this study sought to prospectively identify safety hazards in the laboratory testing process in primary care clinics.

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