How much diagnostic safety can we afford, and how should we decide? A health economics perspective.

David E. Newman-Toker; Kathryn M. McDonald; David O. Meltzer

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How much diagnostic safety can we afford, and how should we decide? A health economics perspective.

October 2, 2013

Newman-Toker DE, McDonald KM, Meltzer DO. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(Suppl 2):ii11-ii20.

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This commentary uses case examples to demonstrate how economic analysis may help inform efforts to improve the safety of diagnostic decision making.

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