Using fault trees to advance understanding of diagnostic errors.

Deevakar Rogith; Sriram Iyengar; Hardeep Singh

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Using fault trees to advance understanding of diagnostic errors.

November 1, 2017

Rogith D, Iyengar S, Singh H. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(11):598-605.

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In-depth investigation of complicated processes can uncover underlying weaknesses that contribute to failure. This commentary describes how a project utilized fault-tree analysis as a method to examine elements that lead to diagnostic error.

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