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Electronic Medical Alerts Don't Guarantee Timely ResponseElectronic Medical Alerts Don't Guarantee Timely Response
Electronic medical alerts are a significant improvement over paper-based systems, but doctors often still ignore warnings they should pay attention to, according to a recent study. Even when notified electronically, doctors sometimes ignore test results that show the patient might have a serious problem.
Mitch Wagner
October 2, 2009
2 Min Read
Electronic medical alerts are a significant improvement over paper-based systems, but doctors often still ignore warnings they should pay attention to, according to a recent study. Even when notified electronically, doctors sometimes ignore test results that show the patient might have a serious problem.The study, conducted at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and its clinics, found that doctors didn't follow up within a month on nearly 8% of serious alerts, involving abnormal results, some later diagnosed as cancer, on imaging tests such as MRIs and X-rays.
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