Follow-up of discrepancies in x-ray and electrocardiogram interpretations, and positive laboratory results
This article describes the 1-year follow-up program implemented at Baystate Medical Center Emergency Department during 1999. Our previous system used staff who worked clinically, which led to prolonged delays in follow-up. Before initiating the program, 57% [95% confidence interval (CI): 55–59%] of...
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Published in | The Journal of emergency medicine Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 315 - 319 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.04.2001
Elsevier |
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Summary: | This article describes the 1-year follow-up program implemented at Baystate Medical Center Emergency Department during 1999. Our previous system used staff who worked clinically, which led to prolonged delays in follow-up. Before initiating the program, 57% [95% confidence interval (CI): 55–59%] of all follow-up cases were done within 3 days. After program implementation, 69% (95% CI: 67–72%) of all follow-up cases were completed in the same time frame. We reduced our “delayed” follow-up cases from 20% (95% CI: 18–22%) to 4% (95% CI: 3–5%) of all cases. Critical to the new system is the assignment of nurse-physician pairing to do follow-up when they are not doing direct patient care. |
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ISSN: | 0736-4679 2352-5029 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00288-8 |