Identifying Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Using an Electronic Screening Algorithm
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Identifying diagnostic errors in primary care using an electronic screening algorithm.
BACKGROUND Diagnostic errors are the leading basis for malpractice claims in primary care, yet these errors are underidentified and understudied. Computerized methods used to screen for other types of errors (eg, medication related) have not been applied to diagnostic errors. Our objectives were to assess the feasibility of computerized screening to identify diagnostic errors in primary care an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.3.302