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STUDY
The relationship between response time and diagnostic accuracy.
Sherbino J, Dore KL, Wood TJ, et al. Acad Med. 2012;87:785-791.
REVIEW
Diagnostic errors and reflective practice in medicine.
Mamede S, Schmidt HG, Rikers R. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007;13:138-145.
REVIEW
Emotional influences in patient safety.
Croskerry P, Abbass A, Wu AW. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:199-205.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety in Primary Care.
Kingston-Riechers J, Ospina M, Jonsson E, Childs P, McLeod L, Maxted JM. Edmondton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010. ISBN: 9781926541273.
COMMENTARY
Errors in clinical reasoning: causes and remedial strategies.
Scott IA. BMJ. 2009;338:b1860.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Diagnostic Error in Medicine.
Berner ES, Graber ML, eds. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009;14(suppl 1):1-112.
COMMENTARY
Graduate medical education and patient safety: a busy--and occasionally hazardous--intersection.
Shojania KG, Fletcher KE, Saint S. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:592-598.
COMMENTARY
"Just like EKGs!" Should EEGs undergo a confirmatory interpretation by a clinical neurophysiologist?
Benbadis SR. Neurology. 2013;80(suppl 1):S47-S51.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Are you a great diagnostician?
Yasgur BS. Medscape Business of Medicine. March 27, 2013.
STUDY
The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and strategies to minimize them.
Croskerry P. Acad Med. 2003;78:775-780.
COMMENTARY
Twelve tips for teaching avoidance of diagnostic errors.
Trowbridge RL. Med Teach. 2008;30:496-500.
STUDY
Reducing inappropriate diagnostic practice through education and decision support.
Bairstow PJ, Persaud J, Mendelson R, Nguyen L. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22:194-200.
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25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010: an analysis from the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Tehrani ASS, Lee HW, Mathews SC, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Apr 22; [Epub ahead of print].
STUDY
Adverse events among children in Canadian hospitals: the Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study.
Matlow AG, Baker GR, Flintoft V, et al. CMAJ. 2012;184:E709-E718.
STUDY
Correlates of diagnostic accuracy in patients with nonspecific complaints.
Hertwig R, Meier N, Nickel C, et al. Med Decis Making. 2013;33:533-543.
MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Diagnostic Errors in Medicine 2010.
Society for Medical Decision Making. October 25–27, 2010; Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
COMMENTARY
Bringing diagnosis into the quality and safety equations.
Graber ML, Wachter RM, Cassel CK. JAMA. 2012;308:1211-1212.
REVIEW
Overconfidence as a cause of diagnostic error in medicine.
Berner ES, Graber ML. Am J Med. 2008;121(suppl 1):S2-S23.
COMMENTARY
Missed TB.
FitzGerald JM, Menzies D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.
STUDY
Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments.
Kostopoulou O, Russo JE, Keenan G, Delaney BC, Douiri A. Med Decis Making. 2012;32:831-839.
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