In December 2022, AHRQ released Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: a Systematic Review which received extensive coverage in both academic publications and the national media. This peer-reviewed commentary asserts emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a greater safety risk than misdiagnosis, and errors are more frequently systemic rather than cognitive.

Education and mentoring can encourage individual well-being. This commentary describes a consensus process that informed the development of toolkits and corresponding lesson plans for educators to help residents address emotional impacts after involvement in medical error, stress management, and psychological health.