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How to comply with critical test result reporting requirements
Quality Improvement Report, June 1, 2008
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Limit the number of tests deemed stat
Keep your lists of critical tests and critical results and values short and minimize the number of handoffs between the testing area and the licensed practitioner if you want to pass muster during survey time, says Gayla Jackson, RN, BSN, a nurse manager at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, and author of Critical Test Results Troubleshooter: Practical Strategies and Tools for JCAHO Compliance.
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