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Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic primary care practice with resident trainees.
January 31, 2024
Amat MJ, Anderson TS, Shafiq U, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(3):177-184.
Primary care residents' clinic rotations and their ultimate graduation may result in failure to follow up on pending diagnostic referrals, or "failure to close the diagnostic loop." This study aimed to determine rates of diagnostic test referral completion between patients of resident and attending physicians. Patients with resident referrals were less likely to close the diagnostic loop than patients of attending physicians. Referral completion rates were lower than recommended for both groups and the authors propose solutions to increase rates.
