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The aim is to examine the frequency and characteristics of problems in laboratory testing in primary care and their impact.

February 28, 1996JAMA

Problems in Laboratory Testing in Primary Care

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Prospective descriptive study examines laboratory testing issues affecting patient care in primary care.

The aim is to examine the frequency and characteristics of problems in laboratory testing in primary care and their impact.
Prospective descriptive study over 6 months with office-based primary care clinicians reporting laboratory incidents.
Data collected using structured instruments with open-ended problem descriptions.
Conducted in primary care offices across North America with 124 clinicians participating.
A total of 180 problems were reported, averaging 1.1 problems per 1000 patient visits.
56% of the problems were related to test ordering and specimen handling, while 13% were due to test analysis.
27% of the reported problems were assessed to have an impact on patient care, with half of these impacts classified as significant.

Paul A. Nutting (1996) studied this question.

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