Effect on diagnostic accuracy of cognitive reasoning tools for the workplace setting: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Justine Staal; Jacky Hooftman; Sabrina T G Gunput; Silvia Mamede; Maarten A Frens; Walter W. Van den Broek; Jelmer Alsma; Laura Zwaan

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Effect on diagnostic accuracy of cognitive reasoning tools for the workplace setting: systematic review and meta-analysis.

September 14, 2022

Staal J, Hooftman J, Gunput STG, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022;31(12):899-910.

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Enhancing clinical reasoning skills is an emerging strategy to reduce diagnostic errors. This meta-analysis of 26 studies estimated that cognitive reasoning tools can lead to small improvements in diagnostic accuracy.

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