Management of test results in family medicine offices.

Nancy C. Elder; Timothy R. McEwen; John M. Flach; Jennie J. Gallimore

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Management of test results in family medicine offices.

July 29, 2009

Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach JM, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7(4):343-51.

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This study evaluated contributing factors to effective test management systems and identified safety awareness and technological adoption as two themes worthy of greater attention in system design.

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