Declaring uncertainty: using quality improvement methods to change the conversation of diagnosis.
Ipsaro AJ, Patel SJ, Warner DC, et al. Declaring Uncertainty: Using Quality Improvement Methods to Change the Conversation of Diagnosis. Hosp Pediatr. 2021;11(4):334-341. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2020-000174.
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.