Laboratory medicine handoff gaps experienced by primary care practices: A report from the Shared Networks of Collaborative Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP)

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 796-803

  West, David R ^a   James, Katherine A ^a   Fernald, Douglas H ^a   Zelie, Claire ^a   Smith, Maxwell L ^b   Raab, Stephen S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laboratories; Practice based research; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REMINDER SYSTEM;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; COHORT STUDIES; LABORATORIES; PATIENT HANDOFF; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84910604764     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140015     Document Type: Article

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