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Risk factors for patient-reported errors during cancer follow-up: results from a national survey in Denmark.
September 27, 2017
Christiansen AH, Lipczak H, Knudsen JL, et al. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017;49:38-45.
In this study, researchers surveyed a sample of cancer patients in Denmark to understand perceived errors in follow-up care. About a third of respondents identified one or more errors during follow-up. The authors suggest that improving test result management, care coordination, and medical records may help mitigate such errors.
