Commentary Identification errors in pathology and laboratory medicine. Citation Text: Valenstein PN, Sirota RL. Identification errors in pathology and laboratory medicine. Clin Lab Med. 2004;24(4):979-96, vii. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL December 18, 2008 Valenstein PN, Sirota RL. Clin Lab Med. 2004;24(4):979-96, vii. View more articles from the same authors. This article examines how identification errors are discovered, as well as frequency of their occurrence and ways to prevent them. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Valenstein PN, Sirota RL. Identification errors in pathology and laboratory medicine. Clin Lab Med. 2004;24(4):979-96, vii. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. October 19, 2022 Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories. February 15, 2010 Identification errors involving clinical laboratories: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of patient and specimen identification errors at 120 institutions. February 15, 2010 Responding to large-scale testing errors. March 31, 2010 Effects of teamwork training on adverse outcomes and process of care in labor and delivery: a randomized controlled trial. January 12, 2011 Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for the Care of Children. March 15, 2023 Determinants of patient–oncologist prognostic discordance in advanced cancer. November 18, 2016 Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient. August 10, 2010 Quality of outpatient clinical notes: a stakeholder definition derived through qualitative research. February 6, 2013 Preventing home medication administration errors. March 14, 2022 View More Related Resources Technology-based closed-loop tracking for improving communication and follow-up of pathology results. February 2, 2022 Surgical specimen identification errors: a new measure of quality in surgical care. August 26, 2011 Decreasing mislabeled laboratory specimens using barcode technology and bedside printers. February 2, 2011 The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up. January 14, 2011 Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors. December 22, 2010 Errors in laboratory medicine: practical lessons to improve patient safety. February 15, 2010 The effectiveness of inking needle core prostate biopsies for preventing patient specimen identification errors: a technique to address Joint Commission patient safety goals in specialty laboratories. February 25, 2009 Interview In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH September 1, 2008 Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology. July 23, 2008 Computer-assisted bar-coding system significantly reduces clinical laboratory specimen identification errors in a pediatric oncology hospital. February 13, 2008 View More See More About The Topic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Identification Errors Laboratory Result Tracking Improvement Bar Coding and Radiofrequency ID Tagging
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Identification errors involving clinical laboratories: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of patient and specimen identification errors at 120 institutions. February 15, 2010
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Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient. August 10, 2010
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Technology-based closed-loop tracking for improving communication and follow-up of pathology results. February 2, 2022
Decreasing mislabeled laboratory specimens using barcode technology and bedside printers. February 2, 2011
Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors. December 22, 2010
The effectiveness of inking needle core prostate biopsies for preventing patient specimen identification errors: a technique to address Joint Commission patient safety goals in specialty laboratories. February 25, 2009
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