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Education and reporting of diagnostic errors among physicians in internal medicine training programs.

September 19, 2018

Wijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(11):1548-1549.

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This survey of internal medicine attending and resident physicians found that few received instruction on reporting diagnostic errors or discussing diagnostic errors with patients. The authors recommend improving training in order to enhance reporting and communication about diagnostic errors.

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