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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR LABORATORY TESTING PROCESSES IN PRIMARY CARE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE AND TOOLKIT 1 INTRODUCTION Managing test results (blood tests and other tests) is a complex process that is critical for patient safety. Lab test errors are among the most frequent in primary care, and are also among the most likely to cascade to patient harm when they occur. (West 2009) Improving how test results are managed and communicated to patients can also help primary care practices achieve savings in staff time and can improve the QUALITY of care they provide.
your quality improvement work around laboratory testing processes. Figure 1 . 5 STEP 1: HOW DO WE GET STARTED? Begin by sketching out a few ideas about the issues your practice may be experiencing in lab test processes, who can/should lead the improvement activity, and who can help. This information will be used in later steps.
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