Test results pending at the time of hospital discharge can lead to a delay in diagnosis and represent a significant patient safety risk. This systematic review found that certain electronic and educational interventions may improve documentation and awareness of pending test results. The authors suggest that further research is needed to understand how these interventions affect processes and outcomes.

… identify the information needed to inform improvement. … Rao G, Epner P, Bauer V, Solomonides A, Newman-Toker DE. Diagnosis. …

This study finds that medical students were prone to probability errors in diagnosis (such as incorrectly estimating the likelihood of a diagnosis based on combinations of systems) and provides suggestions for teaching students to avoid diagnostic errors.