Identifying and analyzing diagnostic paths: a new approach for studying diagnostic practices.
Rao G, Epner P, Bauer V, et al. Identifying and analyzing diagnostic paths: a new approach for studying diagnostic practices. Diagnosis (Berl). 2017;4(2):67-72. doi:10.1515/dx-2016-0049.
This commentary explores diagnosis of common conditions in primary care and highlights approaches for studying the process, such as practice variation and patterning. The authors suggest big data as a method to mine electronic medical records to identify the information needed to inform improvement.