Newspaper/Magazine Article Misdiagnosed: what to do when your doctor doesn't know. Citation Text: Fischer MA. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 27, 2011 Fischer MA. View more articles from the same authors. This magazine article discusses several cases of misdiagnosis, explores reasons for errors, and provides tips for patients to improve safety. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Fischer MA. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Medical errors affecting the pediatric intensive care patient: incidence, identification, and practical solutions. June 18, 2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Network. November 30, 2005 Unity of Mistakes: A Phenomenological Interpretation of Medical Work. March 6, 2005 Error and Uncertainty in Diagnostic Radiology. 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Medical errors affecting the pediatric intensive care patient: incidence, identification, and practical solutions. June 18, 2008
Challenges ahead in technology training: a report on the training initiative of the Committee on Technology. October 11, 2006
Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use. August 2, 2017
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Patient Deaths at Arbour Health Systems—Westwood Lodge Hospital and Pembroke Hospital. March 21, 2018
Transforming Health Care: A Compendium of Reports From the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute. June 1, 2016
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Soaring to Success: Taking Crew Resource Management from the Cockpit to the Nursing Unit. October 26, 2011
Death Inside Lemuel Shattuck Hospital: A Case Study on Medical Treatment for Persons with Mental Health Disabilities. May 24, 2023
Leadership Guide to Patient Safety: Resources and Tools for Establishing and Maintaining Patient Safety. September 28, 2005
Seven Leadership Leverage Points for Organization-Level Improvement in Health Care. Second edition. June 1, 2005
Optimizing a Business Case for Safe Health Care: An Integrated Approach to Safety and Finance. July 12, 2017
Interview In Conversation with...Richard Ricciardi about Office-Based Patient Safety January 31, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes) January 31, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023
When no news is bad news: improving diagnostic testing communication through patient engagement. March 9, 2022
Unleash the power of patients to make care safer around the world: an essay by Helen Haskell. September 25, 2019
Why are patients not more involved in their own safety? A questionnaire-based survey in a multi-ethnic North London hospital population. June 26, 2019
Patients managing medications and reading their visit notes: a survey of OpenNotes participants. June 5, 2019
With scarce access to interpreters, immigrants struggle to understand doctors' orders. August 29, 2018
Clearing the Error: Using Public Deliberation to Define Patient Roles as Partners in the Diagnostic Process. November 8, 2017