Implementation of Laboratory Review of Test Builds Within the Electronic Health Record Reduces Errors

* Context.--As electronic health records (EHRs) become more ubiquitous, physicians have come to expect that laboratory data from a variety of sources will be incorporated into the EHR in a structured format. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments have standards for data transmission traditio...

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Published inArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 144; no. 6; p. 742
Main Authors Barry, Courtney, Edmonston, Tina Bocker, Gandhi, Snehal, Ganti, Kennedy, Kim, Nami, Bierl, Charlene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published College of American Pathologists 01.06.2020
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Biomedical laboratories
Electronic records
Health facilities construction
Medical errors
Medical records
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Summary:* Context.--As electronic health records (EHRs) become more ubiquitous, physicians have come to expect that laboratory data from a variety of sources will be incorporated into the EHR in a structured format. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments have standards for data transmission traditionally met by pathologist review of their own hospital laboratory information system transmissions. However, with third-party laboratory data now being sent through external (nonhospital laboratory) interfaces, ownership of this review is less clear. Lack of an expert laboratory review process prior to changes being implemented can result in mapping and interfacing errors that could lead to misinterpretation and diagnostic errors. (Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020;144:742-747; doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0239-0A)
ISSN:1543-2165
1543-2165
DOI:10.5858/arpa.2019-0239-0A