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Declaring uncertainty: using quality improvement methods to change the conversation of diagnosis.

March 17, 2021

Ipsaro AJ, Patel SJ, Warner DC, et al. Hosp Pediatr. 2021;11(4):334-341.

Understanding physician communication regarding diagnostic uncertainty is an important component of reducing diagnostic error. This article outlines a process for identifying pediatric inpatients with uncertain diagnoses and improving shared recognition among interdisciplinary health care teams.

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