Diagnostic Errors

Isabel is one potential but practical solution to the problem of missed and delayed diagnosis. In this section we have listed various articles that have appeared covering various aspects of the problem.

	Caldwell, G. What is the main cause of avoidable harm to patients? BMJ Sept 2010; 341:c4593.

	Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. Diagnostic Error in Acute Care. PA Patient Saf Advis 2010 Sep;7(3):76-86.

	Zwaan, L; De Bruijne, M; Wagner, C; Thijs, A; Smits, M; Van der Wal, G and Timmermans, DRM. Patient Record Review of the Incidence,Consequences, and Causes of Diagnostic Adverse Events. Arch Intern Med, 2010; 170(12):1015-1021.

	Eric J. Thomas, EJ and Brennan, T. Diagnostic Adverse Events – On to Chapter 2 (Commentary). Arch Intern Med, 2010; 170(12):1021-1022.

	Foot, C; Naylor, C and Imison, C. The quality of GP diagnosis and referral. The King’s Fund 2010.

Singh, H; Thomas, EJ; Wilson, L; Kelly, PA; Pietz, K; Elkeeb, D and Singhal, G. Errors of Diagnosis in Pediatric Practice: A Multisite Survey. Pediatrics, June 2010.

Schiff, Gordon D. ; Hasan, Omar ; Kim, Seijeoung et al. Diagnostic Error in Medicine: Analysis of 583 Physician-Reported Errors. Archives of Internal Medicine, Nov 2009, 169(20):1881-1887.

Berner, Eta S. Diagnostic Error in Medicine: Introduction. Adv in Health Sci Educ (2009) 14:1-5.

Graber, Mark L. Educational Strategies to Reduce Diagnostic Error: Can you teach this stuff? Adv in Health Sci Educ (2009) 14:63-69.

Newman-Toker DE & Pronovost PJ. Diagnostic Errors—The Next Frontier for Patient Safety.Journal of the American Medical Association, Mar 2009— Vol. 301 (10).

Haynes Alex B., Weiser Thomas G., Berry William R., et al. A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population. N Engl J Med; Jan 2009; 360(5): 491-499.

Amarasingham Ruben, Plantinga Laura, Diener-West Marie, Gaskin Darrell J., Powe Neil R. Clinical Information Technologies and Inpatient Outcomes: A Multiple Hospital Study. Arch Intern Med. Jan 2009;169(2):108-114.

Karen S. Cosby, Rebecca Roberts, Lisa Palivos et al. Characteristics of Patient Care Management Problems Identified in Emergency Department Morbidity and Mortality Investigations During 15 Years.Ann Emerg Med.2008;51:251-261.PMID: 17933430

Graber ML, Berner ES (guest editors). Diagnosis Error: Is Overconfidence the Problem? TheAmerican Journal of Medicine, May 2008 - Vol. 121 (5A), S1.

Graber M. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? AHRQ Web M&M 2007 Feb.

Gandhi TK, Kachali A et al. Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a study of closed malpractice claims. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct;145(7):488-96.PMID: 17015866

Annas GJ. The Patient's Right to Safety - Improving the Quality of Care through Litigation against Hospitals. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug;355(7):735-36.PMID: 16687721

Studdert David M., Mello Michelle M., Gawande Atul A. et al. Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation.N Engl J Med; May 2006;354:2024-33.

Schiff GD, Seijeoung K, Abrams R et al. Diagnosing Diagnosis Errors: Lessons from a Multi-institutional Collaborative Project. Advances in Patient Safety 2005 Oct; 2:255-78

	Graber M. Diagnostic error in Internal Medicine. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Jul 11;165(13):1493-9.PMID: 16009864

Friedman C et al. Do Physicians Know When Their Diagnoses Are Correct? Implications for Decision Support and Error Reduction.J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Apr;20(4):334-9.PMID: 15857490

Burroughs TE, Waterman AD, Gallagher TH et al. Patient Concerns about Medical Errors in Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Jan;12(1):57-64 .PMID: 15635139

Miller MR, Zhan C. Pediatric patient safety in hospitals: a national picture in 2000. Pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):90.PMID: 15173500

Aylin P, Tanna S, Bottle A, Jarman B. Medical Error in NHS Hospitals. BMJ. 2004 Aug 14;329(7462):369.PMID: 15310606

HealthGrades. Patient Safety in American Hospitals. 2004 July.

Kaveh G Shojania, Elizabeth C.Burton et al. Changes in Rates of Autopsy-Detected Diagnostic Errors Over Time. JAMA. 2003 Jun;289(21):2849-56.PMID: 12783916

National Audit Office. Handling Clinical Negligence Claims. 2001 May Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. HC 403 Session 2000-2001.

George D. Lundberg. 40% Discordance Between What Clinical Physicians Diagnose As Causes Of Death Ante-mortem And What The Postmortem Diagnoses Are.JAMA 1998 Oct 14;280(14):1273-4. PMID: 9786381

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