Diagnosis and diagnostic errors: time for a new paradigm.

Gordon Schiff

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Diagnosis and diagnostic errors: time for a new paradigm.

January 8, 2014

Schiff G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):1-3.

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This commentary discusses the use of triggers in electronic health records to identify potential diagnostic errors.

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