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Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test results in the electronic health record.

Dalal AK, Pesterev BM, Eibensteiner K, et al. Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test results in the electronic health record. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015;22(4):905-8. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocv007.

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April 15, 2015
Dalal AK, Pesterev BM, Eibensteiner K, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015;22(4):905-8.

Failure to follow-up on test results in ambulatory practice is a common, serious safety concern. This study examined the use of a results manager tool by primary care physicians in Partners Healthcare in Boston. Although the vast majority of providers used the tool, many did not find that it was helpful for any specific purpose and only 64% were satisfied with the tool.

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Dalal AK, Pesterev BM, Eibensteiner K, et al. Linking acknowledgement to action: closing the loop on non-urgent, clinically significant test results in the electronic health record. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015;22(4):905-8. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocv007.

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