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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-cases-involving-diagnosis
August 28, 2019 - Commentary
Root cause analysis of cases involving diagnosis. … Root cause analysis of cases involving diagnosis. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;11(4):353-368. doi:10.1515/dx-2024-0102. … Root cause analysis of cases involving diagnosis. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;11(4):353-368. doi:10.1515/dx-2024-0102.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/causes-errors-electrocardiographic-diagnosis-atrial-fibrillation-physicians
April 16, 2018 - Study
Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation … Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by physicians. … Both false-positive and false-negative diagnoses were relatively common, especially in patients with … Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by physicians. … February 22, 2019
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865967/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Impact of diagnostic management team on patient time to
diagnosis and percent of accurate and clinically … actionable diagnoses. … Impact of diagnostic management team on patient time to diagnosis
and percent of accurate and clinically … actionable diagnoses. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;11(2):132-135.
doi:10.1515/dx-2023-0175.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-nam-diagnostic-process-framework-teach-clinical-reasoning-computerized-case
December 07, 2022 - Diagnosis (Berl). 2020;8(2):161-166. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0031. … Diagnosis (Berl) . 2020; 8 (2) :161-166 .
View more articles from the same authors. … As one strategy to improve diagnosis, this article describes the use of computerized case presentations … Diagnosis (Berl). 2020;8(2):161-166. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0031. … June 15, 2022
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strengths-and-weaknesses-diagnostic-process-endometriosis-patients-perspective-focus-group
March 06, 2019 - Diagnosis (Berl). 2021;8(3):333-339. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0043. … Diagnosis (Berl) . 2021; 8 (3) :333-339 .
View more articles from the same authors. … Endometriosis is a common clinical condition that is often subject to missed or delayed diagnosis … Diagnosis (Berl). 2021;8(3):333-339. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0043. … August 10, 2022
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stroke-hospitalization-after-misdiagnosis-benign-dizziness-lower-specialty-care-general
May 12, 2021 - Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(1):96-106. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0124. … Diagnosis (Berl) . 2022; 9 (1) :96-106 .
View more articles from the same authors. … A missed or delayed diagnosis of stroke increases the risk of permanent disability or death. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(1):96-106. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0124. … December 15, 2021
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjoseph-britto-md
February 01, 2007 - And we return the likely diagnoses, which you can click on and then read aboutdiagnosis-specific knowledge … The purpose of Isabel is not just to give a checklist of likely diagnoses to consider, but also to help … Learn how diagnoses emerge from subconscious processing and the inherent biases that can lead to errors … Consider the opposite, rethink your key assumptions, and think about diagnoses that you can't afford … The cognitive psychology of missed diagnoses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-improve-diagnosis-call-action
June 28, 2023 - Book/Report
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action. … Citation Text:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-diagnosis-cancer-and-previous-general-practice-consultations-insights-linked
February 17, 2021 - Study
Emergency diagnosis of cancer and previous general practice consultations: … Emergency diagnosis of cancer and previous general practice consultations: insights from linked patient … The study team concluded that many cancer diagnoses are initially missed, especially among women, older … July 10, 2024
A method to identify pediatric high-risk diagnoses missed in the emergency … Autopsy interrogation of emergency medicine dispute cases: how often are clinical diagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism
December 31, 2024 - exacerbation and failed to explore alternative diagnoses, particularly in the setting of recent Achilles … of asthma led to a delay in the diagnosis of PE and alternative diagnoses were considered only after … Test or Not to Test…That is the Question
Clinicians may be tempted to stop considering alternative diagnoses … additional resources
Clinicians should be alert to anchoring bias when making initial admission diagnoses … It is important to maintain a broad differential diagnosis in order to avoid anchoring on other diagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48083/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: insights from
malpractice claims data. … Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: Insights from
malpractice claims data. … risk in the outpatient setting is significant and claims often involve missed and delayed
diagnoses … A previous WebM&M commentary discussed an incident
involving a missed diagnosis of spinal cord injury … diagnostic-errors
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-ambulatory-setting-study-closed-malpractice-claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836968/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis.
April 20, 2022
Yale S, Cohen S, Bordini BJ. … Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-time-outs-improve-diagnosis
A broad differential diagnosis can … how diagnostic
timeouts, which are intended reduce bias during the identification of differential diagnoses … , can improve
diagnosis and reduce errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measures-improve-diagnostic-safety-clinical-practice
September 01, 2021 - set of measures for consideration that have the potential to structure research and evaluation of diagnosis … Patient-initiated second opinions: systematic review of characteristics and impact on diagnosis … June 14, 2017
Improving diagnosis in health care—the next imperative for patient safety … September 12, 2018
Tracking progress in improving diagnosis: a framework for defining … Patient Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/will-false-diagnosis-cost-minnesota-girl-her-life
October 24, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Will false diagnosis cost Minnesota girl her life? … Citation Text:
Will false diagnosis cost Minnesota girl her life? Simons A. Star Tribune. … This newspaper article describes how a delay in diagnosis resulted in minimal chance of survival and … Copy URL
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Navigating risks in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73891/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - Clinical features and preventability of delayed diagnosis
of pediatric appendicitis. … Clinical features and preventability of delayed diagnosis of
pediatric appendicitis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-features-and-preventability-delayed-diagnosis-pediatric-appendicitis … Diagnostic errors, including delayed diagnoses, continue to be a patient safety concern. … diagnosis led to longer hospital length of
stay, higher perforation rates, and additional surgical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-emergency-department-clinical-findings-diagnosis-coronavirus-disease-2019
September 09, 2020 - Study
Accuracy of emergency department clinical findings for diagnosis of coronavirus … Accuracy of emergency department clinical findings for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019. … October 21, 2020
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization … November 25, 2020
Characteristics and unexpected COVID-19 diagnoses in resuscitation … August 12, 2020
COVID-19: making the right diagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838135/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - The fallacy of a single diagnosis.
September 21, 2022
Redelmeier DA, Shafir E. … The fallacy of a single diagnosis. Med Decis Making. 2023;43(2):183-190. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fallacy-single-diagnosis
Premature closure occurs when clinicians accept … a diagnosis before it has been confirmed and alternative
diagnoses have been explored and can lead … to missed diagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33570/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - clinicians
frequently use heuristics (shortcuts or "rules of thumb") to come up with a provisional diagnosis … incorrect applications of heuristics:
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Diagnosis … Missed or delayed
diagnoses (particularly cancer diagnoses) are a prominent reason for malpractice claims … The autopsy has been the "gold standard" for diagnosis since medicine became a profession, but autopsy … The committee made several recommendations to
improve diagnosis, including promoting teamwork among
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-analyzing-diagnostic-paths-new-approach-studying-diagnostic-practices
July 17, 2019 - Diagnosis (Berl). 2017;4(2):67-72. doi:10.1515/dx-2016-0049. … Diagnosis (Berl) . 2017; 4 (2) :67-72 .
View more articles from the same authors. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2017;4(2):67-72. doi:10.1515/dx-2016-0049. … December 15, 2021
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization … October 31, 2018
How health care changes when algorithms start making diagnoses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-skin-cancer-diagnosis-physician-assistants-compared-dermatologists-large-health-care
August 04, 2021 - Study
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Accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis … Accuracy of Skin Cancer Diagnosis by Physician Assistants Compared With Dermatologists in a Large Health … The authors were unable to assess how often either clinician type missed diagnoses of skin cancer. … August 4, 2021
Reevaluation of diagnosis in adults with physician-diagnosed asthma. … November 18, 2013
Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.