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Real-time automated paging and decision support for critical laboratory abnormalities.
Etchells E, Adhikari NKJ, Wu RC, et al. Real-time automated paging and decision support for critical laboratory abnormalities. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(11):924-30. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.051110.
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October 31, 2011
Etchells E, Adhikari NKJ, Wu RC, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(11):924-30.
In this study, clinicians were notified in real time about critical lab test abnormalities and provided with immediate decision support. However, this intervention did not prevent adverse events attributable to the critical test results, nor did it seem to result in more timely management.
