Objectives To analyse a medical protection organisation's database to identify hazards
related to general practice systems for ordering laboratory tests, managing test results and …

Objective To explore experiences and perceptions of frontline administrators involved in the
systems-based management of laboratory test ordering and results handling in general …

Background: The systems-based management of laboratory test ordering and results
handling is a known source of error in primary care settings worldwide. The consequences …

Background and aims Laboratory test results management systems are a complex safety
issue in primary care settings worldwide. Related failures lead to avoidable patient harm …

Background In general practice internationally, many care teams handle large numbers of
laboratory test results relating to patients in their care. Related research about safety issues …

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 …

To quote Voltaire by way of Spider-Man, with great power comes great responsibility. This
phrase rings especially true for medical trainees on reaching the point in their training when …

Background Diagnostic testing provides integral information for the prevention, diagnosis,
treatment and management of disease. Inadequate test result reporting and follow-up is a …

Introduction The failure to follow-up pathology and medical imaging test results poses
patient-safety risks which threaten the effectiveness, quality and safety of patient care. The …

Physicians order a lot of tests in primary care. We use tests to diagnose patients' complaints,
monitor chronic diseases, check medication levels and screen for health risks and early …