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SVMIC Risk Reduction Series: Effective Systems
National Patient Safety Foundation joined forces to convene
a panel of experts (including EHR vendors) and produced a
comprehensive outline of practical steps organizations can
take to reduce the risk of referrals-related medical errors. That
document, Closing the Loop: A Guide to Safer Ambulatory
Referrals in the EHR Era , identifies nine potential patient safety
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gaps in the referrals process, along with the expert panels’
specific recommendations for closing those gaps. An illustration
of the Nine Steps of the Closed-Loop EHR Referral Process are
shown in the following figure: image courtesy of www.ihi.org
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