Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Diagnostic Errors: Leading Cause Of Successful Malpractice Claims

Diagnostic Errors Are Leading Cause Of Successful Malpractice Claims by David Brown.  The Washington Post.  April 22, 2013.

Key fact:  Diagnostic errors accounted for 35 percent of the total money paid out and causes 39 percent of malpractice-related deaths.   The article explores the reasons diagnostic errors are hard to catch and why there are no public reporting requirements for measuring diagnostic accuracy or error.

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