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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedGiardina TD, Haskell H, Menon S
Learning from patients' experiences related to diagnostic errors is essential for progress in patient safety.
Diagnostic error research has largely focused on individual clinicians' decision making and system design, while overlooking information from patients. In this paper, the authors analyzed patient- and family-reported error narratives to explore factors that contribute to diagnostic errors. The authors suggest that health systems should develop and implement formal programs to collect patients' experiences with the diagnostic process and use these data to promote an organizational culture that strives to reduce harm from diagnostic error.
AHRQ-funded; HS022087; HS017820; HS023558.
Citation: Giardina TD, Haskell H, Menon S .
Learning from patients' experiences related to diagnostic errors is essential for progress in patient safety.
Health Aff 2018 Nov;37(11):1821-27. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0698..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement
Rinke ML, Singh H, Heo M
Diagnostic errors in primary care pediatrics: Project RedDE.
The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of two high-frequency/subacute diagnostic errors (DEs), and one missed opportunity for diagnosis (MOD) in primary care pediatrics. DE or MOD rates in pediatric primary care were found to be 54 percent for patients with elevated BP, 11 percent for patients with abnormal laboratory values, and 62 percent for adolescents with an opportunity to evaluate for depression.
AHRQ-funded; HS022087; HS023608; HS023602.
Citation: Rinke ML, Singh H, Heo M .
Diagnostic errors in primary care pediatrics: Project RedDE.
Acad Pediatr 2018 Mar;18(2):220-27. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.08.005.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Medical Errors, Primary Care, Quality Improvement