Operational measurement of diagnostic safety: state of the science.

Hardeep Singh; Andrea Bradford; Christine A. Goeschel

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Operational measurement of diagnostic safety: state of the science.

October 7, 2020

Singh H, Bradford A, Goeschel CA. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021;8(1):51-66.

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This article discusses the evidence base on operational measurement of diagnostic safety and how health care organizations can measure and learn from diagnostic errors to improve patient safety.

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