Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to follow-up: a source of needless waste and delay to treatment.

Terry L Wahls

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Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to follow-up: a source of needless waste and delay to treatment.

October 31, 2007

Wahls TL. J Ambul Care Manage. 2007;30(4):338-343.

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This article frames diagnostic errors and missed test results within the context of the Crossing the Quality Chasm report and discusses potential strategies for improvement.

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