Improving diagnostic performance through feedback: the Diagnosis Learning Cycle.

Carolina Fernandez Branson; Michelle Williams; Teresa M Chan; Mark L. Graber; Kathleen P Lane; Skip Grieser; Zach Landis-Lewis; James Cooke; Divvy K. Upadhyay; Shawn Mondoux; Hardeep Singh; Laura Zwaan; Charles P. Friedman; Andrew P J Olson

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Improving diagnostic performance through feedback: the Diagnosis Learning Cycle.

September 1, 2021

Fernandez Branson C, Williams M, Chan TM, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021;30(12):1002-1009.

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Receiving feedback from colleagues may improve clinicians’ diagnostic reasoning skills. By building on existing models such as Safer Dx, and collaborating with professionals outside of the healthcare field, researchers developed the Diagnosis Learning Cycle, a model intended to improve diagnosis through peer feedback.

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