The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 238-244 , March 2010

Notification of Abnormal Lab Test Results in an Electronic Medical Record: Do Any Safety Concerns Remain?

  • Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, The Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, VA Medical Center (152), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
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  • Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Texas at Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
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  • Dean F. Sittig, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences and the UT-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality & Safety, Houston
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  • Lindsey Wilson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, The Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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  • Donna Espadas, BS

      Affiliations

    • Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, The Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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  • Myrna M. Khan, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, The Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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  • Laura A. Petersen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence, The Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex

 Funding: The study was supported by an NIH K23 career development award (K23CA125585) to Dr. Singh, the VA National Center of Patient Safety, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (R18 HS17244-02) to Dr. Thomas, and in part by the Houston VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence (HFP90-020). These sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

 Authorship: All authors had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00956-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.027

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 238-244 , March 2010

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