Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review.
Graber ML, Winters BD, Matin R, et al. Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;Epub Oct 18. doi:10.1515/dx-2024-0113.
Cancer is one of the "Big Three" misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims. This integrative review of missed opportunities to diagnose cancer identified "closing the loop" as a cross-cutting theme to improve timely diagnosis. Closing the loop includes better communication with the patient at the initial encounter, structured communication between the ordering provider and radiology, and closer follow-up with patients after abnormal test results.