Close the loop on test results: For want of a message, a life could be lost
Medical Environment Update, March 20, 2020
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by Brian Ward
In December, The Joint Commission (TJC) released Quick Safety Issue 52: Advancing Safety With Closed-Loop Communication of Test Results. Closed-loop communication means that every test result is sent, received, and addressed in a timely manner, and the patient is notified of the results and next steps.
“Diagnostic error is one of the most important safety problems in health care today. It is among the most common, catastrophic, and costly of serious medical errors and one study estimates that approximately 1 in 20 U.S. adults will have a diagnostic error annually in the outpatient setting,” according to Quick Safety Issue 52.
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