Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents Appl Clin Inform 2011; 02(03): 384-394DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2010-09-RA-0052 Research Article Schattauer GmbH Effect of a Laboratory Result Pager on Provider Behavior in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit L. Samal 1 Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brighman and Women‘s Hospital , TA. Stavroudis 2 Division of Newborn and Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles , RE. Miller 3 Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , HP. Lehmann 4 Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , CU. Lehmann * 5 Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download Keywords KeywordsMedical informatics applications - reminder systems - clinical laboratory information systems - hospital communication systems - time factors References References 1 Tate KE, Gardner RM, Weaver LK. A computerized laboratory alerting system. MD Comput 1990; 7 (05) 296-301. 2 Reddy MC, McDonald DW, Pratt W, Shabot MM. Technology, work, and information flows: Lessons from the implementation of a wireless alert pager system. J Biomed Inform 2005; 38 (03) 229-238. 3 Ezzie ME, Aberegg SK, O’Brien Jr. JM. Laboratory testing in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Clin 2007; 23 (03) 435-465. 4 Zimmerman JE, Seneff MG, Sun X, Wagner DP, Knaus WA. Evaluating laboratory usage in the intensive care unit: patient and institutional characteristics that influence frequency of blood sampling. Crit Care Med 1997; 25 (05) 737-748. 5 Kuperman GJ, Boyle D, Jha A, Rittenberg E, Ma’Luf N, Tanasijevic MJ. et. al. How promptly are inpatients treated for critical laboratory results?. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1998; 5 (01) 112-119. 6 Nosanchuk JS, Gottmann AW. CUMS and delta checks. A systematic approach to quality control. Am J Clin Pathol 1974; 62 (05) 707-712. 7 Palen TE, Raebel M, Lyons E, Magid DM. Evaluation of laboratory monitoring alerts within a computerized physician order entry system for medication orders. Am J Manag Care 2006; 12 (07) 389-395. 8 Rind DM, Safran C, Phillips RS, Wang Q, Calkins DR, Delbanco TL. et al. Effect of computer-based alerts on the treatment and outcomes of hospitalized patients. Arch Intern Med 1994; 154 (13) 1511-1517. 9 Kuperman GJ, Teich JM, Tanasijevic MJ, Ma’Luf N, Rittenberg E, Jha A. et al. Improving response to critical laboratory results with automation: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1999; 6 (06) 512-522. 10 Johnson DS, Ranzenberger J, Herbert RD, Gardner RM, Clemmer TP. A computerized alert program for acutely ill patients. J Nurs Adm 1980; 10 (06) 26-35. 11 Reddy MC, Pratt W, McDonald DW, Shabot MM. Challenges to physicians’ use of a wireless alert pager. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2003: 544-548. 12 Stavroudis TA, Hemachandra AH, Lehmann CU. Who cares to know: defining neonatal critical laboratory values. Poster session presented at: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition; 2007 Oct 27–30; San Francisco, CA.: 13 Poon EG, Kuperman GJ, Fiskio J, Bates DW. Real-time notification of laboratory data requested by users through alphanumeric pagers. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2002; 9 (03) 217-222. 14 Emancipator K. Critical values: ASCP practice parameter. American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Emancipator K. Critical values: ASCP practice parameter. American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Am J Clin Pathol 1997; 108 (03) 247-253. 15 Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Wilkinson DS, Walsh M, Souers RJ. Assessment monitoring of laboratory critical values: a College of American Pathologists Q-Tracks study of 180 institutions. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131 (01) 44-49.
