Annual Diagnostic Excellence Summit.

United States Meeting/Conference

Annual Diagnostic Excellence Summit.

May 22, 2024

The Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, May 22, 2024, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (eastern).

Diagnostic excellence must be tracked to enable and inform lasting improvement. The theme of this annual event is “From Data to Implementation”. The importance of diagnostic excellence measurement and enhancing equity in measurement processes are amongst the topics to be covered.

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