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September 01, 2015 - power shifts to patients, my guess is that the same companies that are
coming up with algorithms for diagnosis … willing—and the vast majority are—then these resources can be helpful for individuals with that
same diagnosis
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February 21, 2020 - deep-medicine-how-artificial-intelligence-can-make-healthcare-human-again
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-and-accurate-diagnoses-pediatric-diseases-using-artificial-intelligence … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#_ednref7
https://doi.org/10.17226/21794
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-health-care
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August 01, 2012 - results.(1,2) In fact, the fastest growing area of malpractice litigation involves failures or
delays in diagnosis … Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a
study of closed malpractice claims. … Missed hypothyroidism diagnosis uncovered by linking laboratory
and pharmacy data.
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June 01, 2016 - Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a study of closed malpractice claims. … View More
Related Resources
Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis … April 26, 2023
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis
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June 01, 2010 - and care of undifferentiated acute problems. 1 The importance of rapid diagnosis and treatment of serious … These problems can delay diagnosis and treatment or lead to errors due to breaks in procedural routine … The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and strategies to minimize them. … When nurses ask me the discharge diagnosis on the patient and I say it's "chest pain not yet diagnosed … But I've left it open so that other people won't come in and possibly inherit the wrong diagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49647/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - With a potential
diagnosis of preeclampsia (new onset hypertension and proteinuria during pregnancy) … In the absence of proteinuria, this syndrome is considered gestational hypertension, a less
serious diagnosis … Assuming a diagnosis of gestational hypertension, the resident initiated discharge
planning, including … report
confirming the 24-hour protein collection was actually elevated and abnormal, confirming the diagnosis … In this case, the diagnosis in question was preeclampsia.
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March 27, 2024 - In a hospitalized patient, the diagnosis of HIT may be confounded by the presence of other potential … In light of the high risk of thrombosis that accompanies the diagnosis of HIT, it is possible that the … A diagnosis of HIT does not necessarily obviate any future use of heparin, but several factors must be … Evaluation of pretest clinical score (4 T’s) for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in … A Clinical Pretest Approach to the Diagnosis of HIT (Adapted from Lo et al.[ 4 ]).
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December 23, 2020 - When providers or other care team members see
mental health diagnoses or developmental delay, they question … However, a diagnosis of developmental delay
or mental illness alone do not speak to a patient’s ability … morphed from a tool for clinicians to communicate with one another and reason through their
differential diagnoses … programs like Medicare and Medicaid pay out a specific amount for a hospital
stay based on the admitting diagnosis … and what is the likely length of stay and care needs for
that diagnosis.22 The ability of a hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrichard-ricciardi-about-office-based-patient-safety
January 31, 2024 - Diagnostic testing errors and delayed or missed diagnoses also lead to patient safety events in office-based … A delayed or missed diagnosis is more complicated, but it is prevalent in office-based settings. … presentation is often poorly defined with non-specific presentations in the office-based setting, and diagnosis … may require a longer process than diagnosis in the acute care setting. … care and developing tools to improve recognition of cognitive biases that may erroneously dismiss rare diagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-vs-care-status
September 30, 2020 - When providers or other care team members see mental health diagnoses or developmental delay, they question … However, a diagnosis of developmental delay or mental illness alone do not speak to a patient’s ability … morphed from a tool for clinicians to communicate with one another and reason through their differential diagnoses … programs like Medicare and Medicaid pay out a specific amount for a hospital stay based on the admitting diagnosis … and what is the likely length of stay and care needs for that diagnosis. 22 The ability of a hospital
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January 18, 2013 - Little evidence exists regarding diagnosis and decision making for emergency general surgery, but as … CT scanning can also help to identify those patients whose diagnosis, when considered in the context … this case, the localized ileus that may be associated with severe pancreatitis led to the incorrect diagnosis … These two diagnoses would look identical on a plain abdominal radiograph.) … Diagnosis and decision making for these patients can be challenging.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33788/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - that your organization does endorse, there's a risk that the world will shift its attention
away from diagnoses … We know that many patients do get the wrong diagnosis. … Often when a diagnosis is wrong you don't know about it until much later—the patient may not report it … The good news is that a vibrant new society, the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, is addressing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvedx
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-health-care
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October 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
CA-MRSA Skin Infections:
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Catherine L…
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February 28, 2024 - Language Barrier
Citation Text:
Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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January 01, 2007 - Language Barrier
April 1, 2006
Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
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The Case
A previously healthy 10-month-old girl was taken to a pediatrician's office by her monolingual Spanish-
speaking parents when they noted that their daughter had generalized we…
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March 15, 2023 - Check Twice, Transport Once
Citation Text:
DePew A, Rice J, Chou J. Check Twice, Transport Once. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/statewide-telehealth-program-enhances-access-care-improves-outcomes-high-risk
November 13, 2024 - Fetal diagnosis and management: P rovides prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal anomalies prior
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/spotlight_case_csf_leak_after_elective_spine_surgery_slides_-_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Neurosurg Focus. 2000;9(1):e5
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Background – Diagnosis: MRI
Diagnosis is confirmed via spinal MRI … Neurosurg Focus. 2000;9(1):e5
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Background – Diagnosis: Beta-2 Transferrin
If a CSF leak is present … ineffective communication or diffusion of responsibility among team members, or “anchor” on a single diagnosis
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July 02, 2019 - Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target
Medications that are prescribed rarely or for less common diagnoses … JAMA. 1966;198(1):16–20. doi:10.1001/jama.1966.03110140066019
Incidence, Diagnosis, and Management
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October 30, 2019 - Patient Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses … June 30, 2021
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis