Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016–2017.

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Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016–2017.

October 19, 2016

National Quality Forum; NQF.

The Improving Diagnosis in Health Care report provided recommendations to help achieve safe, reliable diagnosis. This website provides the information about a project that has convened an expert panel to identify and develop new measures to help address weaknesses in testing and tracking diagnostic accuracy. .

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