Impact of an electronic alert notification system embedded in radiologists workflow on closed-loop communication of critical results: a time series analysis

Conclusions A patient safety initiative with an alert notification system reduced the proportion of critical results among reports lacking documented communication between care providers. We observed no change in documented communication of non-critical results, suggesting the system did not promote overuse. Future studies are needed to evaluate whether such systems prevent subsequent patient harm.
Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research