Figure 1 depicts the ways in which implicit bias (including stereotypes) that leads to false assumptions about an individual patient, combined with inattention to systemic and structural factors ...

The National Academies Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence will host a public hybrid workshop to explore opportunities for engaging patients, caregivers, and families in the diagnostic process to ...

Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...

March 28, 2023, News Staff — Cancer screening is an essential component of primary care and a service family physicians regularly provide, with abnormal screening results prompting appropriate ...

Diagnostic errors afflict one in 14 hospitalized patients, according to a new study in BMJ Quality & Safety, with researchers pointing to a number of process failures that lead to adverse patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It is estimated that at least 12 million people in the United States are affected by diagnostic errors each year ...

As the evidence base for EHR contributions to diagnostic error grows, several actions should be taken to address this patient safety issue. As the evidence base for ...