Is misdiagnosis inevitable?

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Is misdiagnosis inevitable?

April 13, 2016

Page L. Medscape Business of Medicine. March 28, 2016.

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This news article reports on the prevalence of diagnostic error and describes characteristics that contribute to the problem, including insufficient clinician familiarity with uncommon conditions, lack of feedback regarding previous mistakes, use of heuristics, and system-level weaknesses.

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