In a recent study analyzing 590 event reports in physician offices (POLs), there were almost 1,000 testing errors, with almost 25 percent of these errors relating to reporting results to clinicians. Almost 13 percent of the 966 testing processing errors involved test ordering, while almost 18 percent were related to implementing the testing, including not performing the test at all, which was noted 6.7 percent in the study published in a recent issue of Quality and Safety in Health Care (2008;17;194-200).

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November 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR November 2008 (full PDF issue)

Lab Stocks Level Out After October Plunge; Six Execs Offer Views on Latest Economic Developments

Hospital Referral Expense per Reportable Result Expected to Drop 11% by Year End

Survey Finds Many Starting Salaries for Pathologists Are Between $100k and $250k

Inside the Lab Industry: Lab Execs See Economy Driving More Consolidation, Will Push New Administration for Higher Reimbursement

Response Genetics Teams With NeoGenomics to Expand Cancer Testing Sales Effort

Industry Veterans Plunge Into Dental Mol Dx Market With Launch of OralDNA Labs

High Rates of Test Ordering, Reporting Errors in Physician Offices Highlight Role for Labs

Lab Stocks Dip Sharply; Down 29% Over 5 Weeks, 30% for Year

FDA Threatens LabCorp With Regulatory Action Over OvaSure Claims

Nebraska’s Pathology Services Saves $3k a Year by Paying Customer Service Reps More