Does health information technology improve acknowledgement of radiology results for discharged Emergency Department patients? A before and after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The inadequate follow-up of test results is a key patient safety concern, carrying severe consequences for care outcomes. Patients discharged from the emergency department are at particular risk of having test results pending at discharge due to their short lengths of stay, with many hospitals acknowledging that they do not have reliable systems for managing such results. Health information technology hold the potential to reducing errors in the test result management process. This study aimed to measure changes in the proportion of acknowledged radiology reports pre and post introduction of an electronic result acknowledgement system and to determine the proportion of reports with abnormal results, including clinically significant abnormal results requiring follow-up ac

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature