Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Recommended Practices for Hospitals.

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Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Recommended Practices for Hospitals.

August 10, 2022

Washington, DC: Leapfrog Group; July 2022.

Diagnostic safety is beginning to be established as a systemic, rather than solely an individual performance issue. This report recommends strategies that support systemic work toward diagnostic excellence and selected implementation stories that illustrate success. It is a part of a larger initiative devoted to the improvement of organizational and team activities in tandem with clinical processes to minimize the impact of human error on diagnosis.

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