Diagnostic error is a difficult issue to track in the emergency department (ED). For a good reason, too: The patient population is so transient it’s difficult to detect a “missed” diagnosis. It’s less readily apparent than medication errors, falls, and other commonly reported incidents. But that’s precisely what makes diagnostic error such an insidious problem.
Solving a hidden challenge: 10 tips to reduce diagnostic error in the emergency department originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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