Family Physicians — Testing Positive for Lab Result Errors

The New York Times reports on a study that family doctors are making an awful lot of mistakes when it comes to routine lab tests such as blood draws. The study, published originally in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care, was conducted by physicians in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) research network. It found that errors in testing can happen at any point along the way, from ordering a test to failing to notify a patient when the test results return.
These results aren’t that surprising, but what concerns me the most is the cost-saving potential of …read more