TY  - JOUR
T1  - INformatics aids to reduce failure rates in notification of abnormal outpatient test results
AU  - Lippi G, Plebani M
Y1  - 2009/10/26
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.367
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1806
EP  - 1818
VL  - 169
IS  - 19
N2  - 

			The health care context is characterized by a high degree of complexity, involving a kaleidoscope of medical disciplines. Although medical errors are traditionally deemed as incorrect diagnoses, as mishandled clinical procedures, or, globally, as results of inappropriate clinical decision making, diagnostic errors are a frequent occurrence, which may have an impact on patient's care and ultimately jeopardize patient's safety.1 Wrong, missed, or delayed diagnoses can result from a variety of causes, including failure to order an appropriate diagnostic test, identification errors, tests performed on unsuitable specimens, release of results despite a poor performance of quality controls, delayed notification of critical values, and incorrect interpretation of test results.1

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.367
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.367
ER  -