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Reporting of Patient Critical Laboratory Results Survey

Below are 12 questions related to our research study. Please select the most appropriate answer for each question and fill in any short responses when applicable.

1.How are patient critical laboratory test results delivered to the physician’s office?

2.If you are not currently receiving patient critical laboratory test results via an electronic application, would this form of delivery be of interest to you?

YES

NO

3.Who initially receives the critical laboratory test results when they are delivered to the physician’s office?

4.Are laboratory results read back to the person delivering them if they are called in from the medical laboratory?

YES

NO

5.Is there a standard operating procedure (e.g., written, verbal, electronic) in place in your facility that specifies who is able to receive the critical laboratory test results (e.g. nurses, physician assistants, etc.) and how they should be delivered to the physician?

YES

NO

If YES, could you provide a printed copy of the standard operating procedure?

6.How effective (e.g., length of time for results to be reported) is the delivery of critical laboratory test results from the medical laboratory to the physician’s office?

Never Effective

Sometimes Effective

Often Effective

Always Effective

7.How effective (e.g., length of time for results to be reported) is the delivery of critical laboratory test results from the physician office employee receiving the results to the physician?

Never Effective

Sometimes Effective

Often Effective

Always Effective

8.What is the ideal time frame from receiving critical laboratory results to reporting them to the physician?

9.What is the ideal time frame from receiving critical laboratory results, processing and reporting them to the patient?

10.What are possible obstacles that may prevent the physician(s) in your office from receiving the patient’s critical laboratory results in a timely manner?

Lack of standard operating procedure

Inadequate training of office personnel

Work overflow

Miscommunication between staff

Other

11.What changes, if any, would you recommend within your own office to improve how critical laboratory test results are delivered?

Implementation of standard operating procedure

Additional training of personnel

Implementation of an electronic app

Other

12.Would you be interested in receiving a copy of our findings from this study?

YES

NO