@article{11901, keywords = {diagnosis, diagnostic error, teamwork}, author = {Mark L. Graber and Diana Rusz and Melissa L. Jones and Diana Farm-Franks and Barbara Jones and Jeannine Cyr Gluck and Dana B. Thomas and Kelly T. Gleason and Kathy Welte and Jennifer Abfalter and Marie Dotseth and Kathleen Westerhaus and Josanne Smathers and Ginny Adams and Michael Laposata and Tina Nabatchi and Margaret Compton and Quentin Eichbaum}, title = {The new diagnostic team.}, abstract = {

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the recently issued report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care outlined eight major recommendations to improve the quality and safety of diagnosis. The #1 recommendation was to improve teamwork in the diagnostic process. This is a major departure from the classical approach, where the physician is solely responsible for diagnosis. In the new, patient-centric vision, the core team encompasses the patient, the physician and the associated nursing staff, with each playing an active role in the process. The expanded diagnostic team includes pathologists, radiologists, allied health professionals, medical librarians, and others. We review the roles that each of these team members will need to assume, and suggest "first steps" that each new team member can take to achieve this new dynamic.

}, year = {2017}, journal = {Diagnosis (Berl)}, volume = {4}, pages = {225-238}, month = {12/2017}, issn = {2194-802X}, doi = {10.1515/dx-2017-0022}, language = {eng}, }