Factors associated with diagnostic error: an analysis of closed medical malpractice claims.
Grenon V, Szymonifka J, Adler-Milstein J, et al. Factors associated with diagnostic error: an analysis of closed medical malpractice claims. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(3):211-215. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001105.
Large malpractice claims databases are increasingly used as a proxy to assess the frequency and severity of diagnostic errors. More than 5,300 closed claims with at least one diagnostic error were analyzed. No singular factor was identified; instead multiple contributing factors were implicated along the diagnostic pathway.