The PRIDx framework to engage payers in reducing diagnostic errors in healthcare.

Kisha J Ali; Christine A Goeschel; Derek M DeLia; Leah M Blackall; Hardeep Singh

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The PRIDx framework to engage payers in reducing diagnostic errors in healthcare.

November 1, 2023

Ali KJ, Goeschel CA, DeLia DM, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023;Epub Oct 5.

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To improve patient safety, payers such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have implemented policies that limit reimbursement for certain healthcare-associated harms. This commentary introduces the “Payer Relationships for Improving Diagnoses (PRIDx)” framework describing how payers may implement similar policies to reduce diagnostic errors.

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