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May 01, 2017 - identification of stones has an
extremely high negative predictive value for cholecystitis.(2)
The other diagnoses … reduce the risk of error.(12) Ensuring that providers develop deliberate and thorough
differential diagnoses … to reduce diagnostic error could include methods to encourage deliberate reasoning and
differential diagnoses … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. … Assist in weighing diagnoses
Support intelligent selection of diagnostic testing
Enhance access to
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July 01, 2004 - As with most diagnoses in medicine, there is a bell-shaped curve of presentations,
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … Therefore, one should be very cautious of making these diagnoses in patients
presenting with their first … is found in roughly two thirds of patients with SAH and
will occasionally suggest the alternative diagnoses … Avoiding pitfalls in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. … Incorrect Diagnoses Assigned to Patients with SAH
No diagnosis made, or headache of unknown etiology
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October 01, 2008 - differed across institutions.(13) Although smaller hospitals had
more discharges with all secondary diagnoses … The study also found that the percentage of hospitals that coded all secondary diagnoses as
POA on all … Our
administrative system has a limitation of 15 diagnoses, and it is possible that the decubitus ulcer … was
identified by the coder but was not placed high enough on the list of possible diagnoses to be … Modifying DRG-PPS to include only
diagnoses present on admission: financial implications and challenges
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August 01, 2006 - Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? PSNet [internet]. 2006. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
Although few studies examine physical diagnosis … Furthermore, the
medical students in this study were unaware of the patients' clinical diagnoses, whereas … correctly.(6) The reassurance offered to those in training by watching
their faculty member correctly make diagnoses … Proficiency in physical examination skills may lead to fewer missed diagnoses, improved physician-
patient
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October 07, 2020 - The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by
paramedics - a cross-sectional comparative study. … The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by paramedics – a
cross-sectional comparative study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-preliminary-diagnoses-made-paramedics-cross-sectional-
comparative-study … This cross-sectional study evaluated the accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by paramedics for … Agreement between the preliminary diagnosis and the hospital diagnosis was
70% and varied depending
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April 01, 2015 - The diagnosis and management of aortic dissection. … Chest radiography for the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome. … Acute aortic dissection in the ED: risk factors and predictors for missed diagnosis. … Instead missed diagnoses were significantly higher in the absence of pulse deficit and the absence … Acute aortic dissection in the ED: risk factors and predictors for missed diagnosis.
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May 27, 2020 - Dramatic drop in cancer diagnoses amid COVID pandemic
is cause for concern, doctors say. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dramatic-drop-cancer-diagnoses-amid-covid-pandemic-cause-concern-
doctors-say … This
article discusses how reductions in cancer diagnosis may represent a worrying trend that has the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dramatic-drop-cancer-diagnoses-amid-covid-pandemic-cause-concern-doctors-say … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/untold-toll-pandemics-effects-patients-without-covid-19
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-diagnosis-cancer-primary-care-insights-malpractice-claims-data
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December 21, 2022 - Pursuit of "endpoint diagnoses" as a cognitive forcing
strategy to avoid premature diagnostic closure … Pursuit of “endpoint diagnoses” as a cognitive forcing strategy to
avoid premature diagnostic closure … Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(4):421-429. doi:10.1515/dx-2022-0013. … This commentary proposes a cognitive forcing strategy of
“endpoint diagnosis,” or continuing to ask … The authors describe four common contexts when endpoint diagnoses are not pursued or
reached.
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December 19, 2018 - Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):215-222.
doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0083. … patient-groups-clinicians-and-healthcare-professionals-agree-all-test-results-
need-be-seen
Inadequate test result follow-up places patients at risk of delayed diagnosis … patient-safety-concerns-arising-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-ambulatory-setting-study-closed-malpractice-claims … failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
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May 13, 2015 - Patient–doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer:
electronic medical records study in general practice … Patient-doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic
medical records study in general practice … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-doctor-continuity-and-diagnosis-cancer-electronic-medical-records … patient–doctor continuity for up to 2 years before diagnosis. … that future studies
should focus on the process of care between referral and diagnosis.
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April 08, 2018 - Missed diagnosis of stroke in the emergency department:
a cross-sectional analysis of a large population-based … Missed diagnosis of stroke in the emergency department: a
cross-sectional analysis of a large population-based … Diagnosis (Berl). 2014;1(2):155-166.
doi:10.1515/dx-2013-0038. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-diagnosis-stroke-emergency-department-cross-sectional-analysis- … Nearly 13% of patients had a potential missed diagnosis, and more than 1% had a
probable missed diagnosis
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March 04, 2020 - Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among
insured individuals with serious mental illness. … Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among insured
individuals with serious mental illness. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chronic-pain-diagnoses-and-opioid-dispensings-among-insured-individuals- … individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major
depressive disorder (MDD) and found that having a diagnosis … disorder or MDD was associated
with increased odds of receiving chronic opioid mediations, whereas a diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45412/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - The multidisciplinary approach to GI cancer results in
change of diagnosis and management of patients … Multidisciplinary care impacts diagnosis and
management of patients. … The Multidisciplinary Approach to GI Cancer Results in Change
of Diagnosis and Management of Patients … Multidisciplinary Care Impacts Diagnosis and Management of
Patients. … recent Improving Diagnosis report.
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May 01, 2017 - Severe pain unrelieved with intravenous morphine
Worsening tachycardia
Elevated creatinine
Other diagnoses … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. … protocols may reduce the risk of error
Ensuring providers consistently develop thorough differential diagnoses … Facilitate cognition by enhanced organization and display of information
Aid generation of different diagnoses … to reduce diagnostic error could include methods to encourage deliberate reasoning and differential diagnoses
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August 14, 2019 - Ambulatory safety nets to reduce missed and delayed
diagnoses of cancer. … Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses
of Cancer. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-safety-nets-reduce-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-cancer
Health … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-opportunities-initiate-endoscopic-evaluation-colorectal-cancer-diagnosis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-and-predictors-missed-opportunities-lung-cancer-diagnosis-electronic-health
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July 03, 2014 - Prominent among
these is availability bias, when clinicians choose the most available diagnosis—the … series of diagnosed cases, then given cases with similar symptoms and asked to
record their provisional diagnoses … AHRQ WebM&M
commentary discusses reflective practice and other methods of avoiding cognitive error in diagnosis … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/importance-cognitive-errors-diagnosis-and-strategies-minimize-them
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February 25, 2019 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
The opioid crisis: can improving diagnosis … February 25, 2019
Missed and delayed diagnoses of non-COVID conditions--collateral harm … August 5, 2020
Supporting nurses as essential partners in diagnosis. … June 25, 2018
How health care changes when algorithms start making diagnoses. … May 10, 2017
A learning health care system using computer-aided diagnosis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-diagnostic-testing-leads-harm-new-outcomes-based-approach-laboratory-medicine
September 12, 2018 - Patient-initiated second opinions: systematic review of characteristics and impact on diagnosis … Patient Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses … Quality
April 26, 2023
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Diagnosis … October 9, 2013
Root cause analysis reports help identify common factors in delayed diagnosis … September 12, 2012
Quality in cancer diagnosis.
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September 01, 2015 - Review the diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnancy. … review atypical signs and symptoms in the pregnant patient and prompt clinicians to consider other
diagnoses … vomiting, with abdominal
tenderness on physical examination should have prompted an exploration of diagnoses … The error
(delay in diagnosis) led to a catastrophic adverse event—the loss of the fetus. … Diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant women: value of sonography.
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September 12, 2018 - Improving diagnosis by improving education: a policy
brief on education in healthcare professions. … Improving diagnosis by improving education: a policy brief on
education in healthcare professions. … Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(3):107-118. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0033. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-improving-education-policy-brief-education-healthcare … This
commentary describes an educational strategy for improving diagnosis.