Interventions That Can Help Reduce Diagnostic Errors

Can electronic clinical documentation help prevent diagnostic errors?

ized. But information and knowl­ edge do not equal wisdom, and it is too easy for nonexperts to take at face value statements made confidently by voices of authority. Physicians are in the best position to weigh informa­ tion and advise patients, draw­ ing on their understanding of available evidence as well as their training and experience. If anything, the wealth of infor­ mation on the Inter...

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Quality Improvement Checklists to Reduce Diagnostic Errors

Diagnostic errors are common and can often be traced to physicians’ cognitive biases and failed heuristics (mental shortcuts). A great deal is known about how these faulty thinking processes lead to error, but little is known about how to prevent them. Faulty thinking plagues other high-risk, high-reliability professions, such as airline pilots and nuclear plant operators, but these professions...

Can CAM therapies help reduce antibiotic resistance?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the consumption of 235 million doses of antibiotics in 2001. It is estimated that 20-50 percent of these were unnecessarily prescribed for viral infections. Bacteria that antibiotics have controlled in the past are increasingly developing resistance to these drugs. Today, virtually all important bacterial infections in the United Sta...

Can technology and the media help reduce dysfunctional parenting and increase engagement with preventative parenting interventions?

In an evaluation of the television series "Driving Mum and Dad Mad," 723 families participated and were randomly assigned to either a standard or technology enhanced viewing condition (included additional Web-support). Parents in both conditions reported significant improvements from pre- to postintervention in their child's behavior, dysfunctional parenting, parental anger, depression, and sel...