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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedCole B, Dickerson JA, Graber ML
AHRQ Author: Henriksen K
A prospective tool for risk assessment of sendout testing.
The authors developed a tool to assess risk of diagnostic errors involving laboratory sendout testing. The tool was determined, through testing at nine pilot sites, to be both useful and easy to use. It could be used by other laboratories to identify the areas of highest risk to patients, which in turn may guide them in focusing their quality improvement efforts and resources.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 29032001T.
Citation: Cole B, Dickerson JA, Graber ML .
A prospective tool for risk assessment of sendout testing.
Clin Chim Acta 2014 Jul 1;434:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.028.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Quality of Care, Medical Errors, Patient Safety
Newman-Toker DE, Moy E, Valente E
AHRQ Author: Moy E
Missed diagnosis of stroke in the emergency department: a cross-sectional analysis of a large population-based sample.
The authors sought to estimate the frequency of missed stroke and examine associations with patient, emergency department (ED), and hospital characteristics. They estimated 15,000-165,000 misdiagnosed cerebrovascular events annually in US EDs, disproportionately presenting with headache or dizziness. They recommended that physicians evaluating these symptoms be particularly attuned to the possibility of stroke in younger, female, and non-White patients.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS019252.
Citation: Newman-Toker DE, Moy E, Valente E .
Missed diagnosis of stroke in the emergency department: a cross-sectional analysis of a large population-based sample.
Diagnosis 2014 Jun;1(2):155-66. doi: 10.1515/dx-2013-0038.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Emergency Department, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Patient Safety, Stroke
Newman-Toker DE
A unified conceptual model for diagnostic errors: underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and misdiagnosis.
Newman-Toker proposed a novel framework for considering diagnostic errors, offering a unified conceptual model for underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and misdiagnosis, concluding that the model should serve as a foundation for developing consensus terminology and operationalized definitions for relevant diagnostic-error categories.
AHRQ-funded; HS019252.
Citation: Newman-Toker DE .
A unified conceptual model for diagnostic errors: underdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and misdiagnosis.
Diagnosis 2014 Jan;1(1):43-48. doi: 10.1515/dx-2013-0027.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Medical Errors, Patient Safety