Bringing diagnosis into the quality and safety equations.

Mark L. Graber; Robert Wachter; Christine Cassel

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Bringing diagnosis into the quality and safety equations.

October 3, 2012

Graber ML, Wachter R, Cassel C. JAMA. 2012;308(12):1211-2.

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Examining diagnostic errors and their impact on patient safety, this commentary relates how to emphasize diagnosis skills and decision-making in medical education.

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