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Focused ethnography of diagnosis in academic medical centers.

Chopra V, Harrod M, Winter S, et al. Focused Ethnography of Diagnosis in Academic Medical Centers. J Hosp Med. 2018;13(10):668-672. doi:10.12788/jhm.2966.

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May 9, 2018
Chopra V, Harrod M, Winter S, et al. J Hosp Med. 2018;13(10):668-672.
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This ethnographic study examined the process of making a diagnosis among academic inpatient medical teams. Investigators observed that diagnosis requires dialogue within team, needed data is often not available, and distractions and time pressure are frequent. These observations may inform future interventions to improve timeliness and accuracy of diagnosis.

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Chopra V, Harrod M, Winter S, et al. Focused Ethnography of Diagnosis in Academic Medical Centers. J Hosp Med. 2018;13(10):668-672. doi:10.12788/jhm.2966.

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