Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of blood tests ordered in primary care continues to increase and the timely and appropriate communication of results remains essential. However, the testing and result communication process includes a number of participants in a variety of settings and is both complicated to manage and vulnerable to human error. In the UK, guidelines for the process are absent and research in this area is surprisingly scarce; so before we can begin to address potential areas of weakness there is a need to more precisely understand the strengths and weaknesses of current systems used by general practices and testing facilities.

Methods

We conducted a telephone survey of practices across England to determine the methods of managing the testing and result communication pro

SUBMITTER: Litchfield I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680128 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature