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Diagnostic Errors

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Diagnostic Errors

•Clinical Misdiagnosis (11)

•Radiograph Interpretation Error (2)

•Diagnostic Test Interpretation Error (3)

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Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (1)

•Journal Article (111)

•Legislation/Regulation (1)

•Meeting/Conference (4)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (39)

•Special or Theme Issue (5)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (46)

•Active Errors (79)

•Latent Errors (10)

•Near Miss (2)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (41)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (26)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (60)

•Communication Improvement (39)

•Human Factors Engineering (11)

•Teamwork (3)

•Specialization of Care (3)

•Logistical Approaches (13)

•Culture of Safety (3)

•Technologic Approaches (30)

•Education and Training (25)

Clinical Areas

•Medicine (131)

•Nursing (2)

•Pharmacy (1)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (114)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (83)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (45)

•Patients (45)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (65)

•Psychiatric Facilities (1)

•Residential Facilities (1)

•Ambulatory Care (25)

•Outpatient Surgery (2)

•Patient Transport (2)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences.

Olsen D. State Journal-Register. June 26, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misdiagnosed: what to do when your doctor doesn't know.

Fischer MA. AARP The Magazine. July/August 2011;54:50-53,80.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Small patients, big consequences in medical errors.

Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7.

AUDIOVISUAL

Take Charge of Your Hospital Stay to Avoid Medical Mistakes.

Clarke S, Savard M. Good Morning America. ABC News. March 22, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 13, 2011:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The antidote to medical errors.

Price M. Monitor. January 2010;41:50.

AUDIOVISUAL

Interview with Jerome Groopman.

"The Colbert Report." Comedy Central. March 19, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boost.

Donaghue E. USA Today. September 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Diagnosis: doubled over in pain.

Sanders L. New York Times Magazine. March 18, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals overhaul ERs to reduce mistakes.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 10, 2011:D3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Checking the right boxes, but failing the patient.

Rifkin D. New York Times. November 16, 2009;Science Desk:5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Death of a boy prompts new medical efforts nationwide.

Dwyer J. New York Times. October 25, 2012.

STUDY

Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.

Weingart SN, Saadeh MG, Simchowitz B, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:702-709.

BOOK/REPORT

Every Patient Tells A Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis.

Sanders L. New York, NY: Broadway Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780767922463.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misdiagnosis is more common than drug errors or wrong-site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. May 6, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby has jaundice: is that a problem?

Zimmerman R. Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2007:A1.

AUDIOVISUAL

The Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer.

McFadden C. ABC News Nightline. March 6, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survive your doctor.

Holt TE. Men's Health. November 3, 2006.

COMMENTARY

The Perruche case and the issue of compensation for the consequences of medical error.

Costich JF. Health Policy. 2006;78:8-16.

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