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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-excellence-next-steps-practicing-clinicians-seeking-prevent-diagnostic-error
March 14, 2022 - Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians seeking to prevent diagnostic error. … Diagnostic failures can affect the lives of clinicians and patients. … Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians seeking to prevent diagnostic error. … January 23, 2019
Diagnostic performance dashboards: tracking diagnostic errors using … October 25, 2017
Diagnostic errors and diagnostic calibration.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/IAWG-October2024-mtg.pdf
January 17, 2025 - Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action
• Diagnostic Safety Grants
o We awarded eight new diagnostic safety … /diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety … /diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety … Safety will look at
identifying diagnostic errors using natural language processing … AI and diagnostic
safety and quality could be part of that.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology10.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Diagnostic Terminology … Improvement
Diagnostic Terminology: Challenges and Opportunities
References
Two … Humans as Problems or Assets The concept of diagnostic error and Safety-I imply that humans are the … This dichotomy influences approaches to diagnostic improvements. … Integrate patient and caregiver perspectives into diagnostic processes to learn from them.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-primary-care-lessons-learned
September 12, 2011 - Study
Diagnostic errors in primary care: lessons learned. … Diagnostic errors in primary care: lessons learned. … Diagnostic errors in primary care: lessons learned. … October 19, 2022
Preventing diagnostic errors in primary care. … April 9, 2013
Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-quality-and-safety-final-report
September 06, 2011 - mitigating diagnostic error remains challenging. … errors, and patient experience related to diagnostic care. … December 3, 2008
Improving Diagnostic Quality and Safety/Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement … February 15, 2017
Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety/Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement … February 25, 2019
Diagnostic performance dashboards: tracking diagnostic errors using
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-clinician-perspectives-communicating-diagnostic-uncertainty
January 23, 2019 - Study
Pediatric clinician perspectives on communicating diagnostic uncertainty. … Pediatric clinician perspectives on communicating diagnostic uncertainty. … This interview study examined how pediatric clinicians communicate diagnostic uncertainty to parents … Pediatric clinician perspectives on communicating diagnostic uncertainty. … April 9, 2013
Diagnostic error in mental health: a review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-assisted-diagnostic-checklist-clinical-neurology
January 23, 2019 - Commentary
Computer-assisted diagnostic checklist in clinical neurology. … Computer-assisted Diagnostic Checklist in Clinical Neurology. … This commentary uses case studies to illustrate the potential value of an open-access online diagnostic … Computer-assisted Diagnostic Checklist in Clinical Neurology. … August 25, 2021
Dangers of diagnostic overshadowing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/extent-diagnostic-agreement-among-medical-referrals
October 31, 2011 - Study
Extent of diagnostic agreement among medical referrals. … Extent of diagnostic agreement among medical referrals. … Diagnostic uncertainty is common and can lead to missed or delayed diagnoses . … A recent WebM&M commentary discussed how cognition can influence diagnostic decision making. … Extent of diagnostic agreement among medical referrals.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dxsafety-current-state.pdf
January 01, 2024 - error
diagnostic safety/error + reporting diagnostic error
diagnostic safety/error + cognitive process … diagnostic safety/error + cognitive biases
diagnostic safety/error + cognitive burden
diagnostic safety … safety/error + disparities diagnostic performance
diagnostic safety/error + effect of bias
diagnostic … diagnostic safety/error + testing
diagnostic safety/error + test order
diagnostic safety/error + test … diagnostic safety/error + implementation
diagnostic safety/error + organizational approaches
diagnostic
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-apr2025.pdf
August 01, 2025 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare, April 18, 2025 … create a learning network of our diagnostic
safety grantees. … The first day of the meeting was in-person for Diagnostic
https://www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources … diagnostic process at a health
system or geographic level. … Diagnostic Stewardship Initiatives
AHRQ on Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve Quality and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-AppendixB.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions - Appendix B
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diagnostic … The diagnostic process was affected by incomplete or incorrect clinical information given to the care … diagnostic evaluation through tests or consults. … Diagnostic Calibration Debrief Tool
Appendix B.
Revised Safer Dx Instrument
Appendix C.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module2-presenters-notes.pdf
January 12, 2022 - • Empower all diagnostic team
members to be active participants
in the patient's diagnostic journey … • Empower all diagnostic team members to be active participants in the patient's
diagnostic journey … Slide 5
Navigating the Diagnostic
Process Together
The role of the diagnostic team is to promote … diagnostic journey … diagnostic journey
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module2-team-structure.pptx
January 12, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 2 Diagnostic Team Structure
Module 2
Diagnostic Team Structure … Empower all diagnostic team members to be active participants in the patient's diagnostic journey. … Empower all diagnostic team members to be active participants in the patient's diagnostic journey. … Who Is on Our Diagnostic Team?
Mr. Kane: Reflection on Team Structure
The Diagnostic Journey of Mr. … The Diagnostic Team
All members of the diagnostic team play a critical role in the patient’s journey
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/focus-diagnostic-safety.html
March 01, 2023 - posts from AHRQ leaders
In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic … Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care: Incidence and Contributing Factors … Researchers are encouraged to investigate the incidence of diagnostic errors and their causes, and findings … In tandem with that initiative, AHRQ issued Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care: Strategies … of Funding Opportunity, AHRQ invites proposals focused on research demonstrating and disseminating diagnostic
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists.html
September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction
Next Page … Table of Contents
Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction … Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/diagnostic-safety-tops-the-list.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
When It Comes to High-Quality Healthcare, Diagnostic Safety … Most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating … AHRQ’s expanded suite of diagnostic safety issue briefs addresses diverse topics such as improving … to maternal morbidity and mortality, and reinforcing the role of nurses in diagnostic safety. … They underscore the imperative to mitigate diagnostic errors and harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disrupting-diagnostic-reasoning-do-interruptions-instructions-and-experience-affect
February 06, 2014 - Study
Disrupting diagnostic reasoning: do interruptions, instructions, and experience … affect the diagnostic accuracy and response time of residents and emergency physicians? … Disrupting diagnostic reasoning: do interruptions, instructions, and experience affect the diagnostic … Disrupting diagnostic reasoning: do interruptions, instructions, and experience affect the diagnostic … August 3, 2022
Diagnostic decision-making in the emergency department.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/14-diagnostic-safety-toolkit-references.pdf
November 24, 2020 - Types and origins
of diagnostic errors in primary care settings. … Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the
Science. … Types and origins of
diagnostic errors in primary care settings. … Types and origins of
diagnostic errors in primary care settings. … The incidence of diagnostic error in medicine.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/09-diagnostic-safety-practice-orientation.pptx
November 24, 2020 - experience a diagnostic error in their lifetime. … accuracy.3-5
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How can we improve diagnostic safety? … needed to reduce the risk of diagnostic errors.
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Toolkit Strategies
60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic … Types and origins of diagnostic errors in primary care settings. … The incidence of diagnostic error in medicine.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/benefits-harms-modeling_research.pdf
November 19, 2009 - Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests … test for patients selected by prior diagnostic workup. … Challenges in systematic reviews of
diagnostic technologies. … Subgroup
variation in diagnostic test evaluation. … Regression
methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic
test data.