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Key Points Question Are there similarities among clinical situations associated with diagnostic errors? Findings This qualitative study identified 836 relevant cases among 4325 patient safety incident reports, 403 closed malpractice… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Are there similarities among clinical situations associated with diagnostic errors? Findings This qualitative study identified 836 relevant cases among 4325 patient safety incident reports, 403 closed malpractice claims, 24 morbidity and mortality reports, and 355 focus group responses. From these, 661 disease-specific and 21 generic diagnostic “pitfalls” were identified. Meaning Diagnostic pitfalls represent a potentially useful construct that bridges cognitive and systems diagnosis error approaches because they can delineate and demonstrate recurrent patterns of diagnostic error.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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