Recommendations for using the Revised Safer Dx instrument to help measure and improve diagnostic safety.
Singh H, Khanna A, Spitzmueller C, et al. Recommendations for using the Revised Safer Dx Instrument to help measure and improve diagnostic safety. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6(4):315-323. doi:10.1515/dx-2019-0012.
This commentary discusses the revision of a structured tool for physician review of medical records to assess if a diagnostic error took place. The authors provide rationale for the revision of the tool, outline the changes made, and offer recommendations for use of the tool.