Provider management strategies of abnormal test result alerts: a cognitive task analysis
Author(s) -
Sylvia J. Hysong,
Monakshi Sawhney,
Lindsay Wilson,
Dean F. Sittig,
Donna Espadas,
Thomas R. A. Davis,
Hardeep Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1197/jamia.m3200
Subject(s) - medical record , workaround , test (biology) , medical emergency , standardization , task (project management) , medicine , computer science , paleontology , biology , radiology , programming language , operating system , management , economics
Electronic medical records (EMRs) facilitate abnormal test result communication through "alert" notifications. The aim was to evaluate how primary care providers (PCPs) manage alerts related to critical diagnostic test results on their EMR screens, and compare alert-management strategies of providers with high versus low rates of timely follow-up of results.
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