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title: "Communicating Critical Findings: Part 3 - Primary Care Physician to Patient"
description: Expedited follow-up on critical or significantly abnormal test results is a major aspect of liability risk management and patient safety in primary care practices.
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# Communicating Critical Findings: Part 3 - Primary Care Physician to Patient

April 2017

Expedited follow-up on critical or significantly abnormal test results is a major aspect of liability risk management and patient safety in primary care practices.

| **CASE ONE** The Value of Redundancy in a 24/7 Environment **CASE TWO** Time Management & Test Result Communication **CASE THREE** Recognizing an Unsafe Test Result Communication Process | **CASE FOUR ** Preparing the Patient for a Critical Result **CASE FIVE**  Responsibility for “No Doc” Patients in the ED **CASE SIX ** Significantly Abnormal Results and Preoperative Evaluations |
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