AHRQ Patient Safety Network ▲ Preventing Overdiagnosis.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

 

Preventing Overdiagnosis.

Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, BMJ, Consumer Reports, Bond University. September 10–12, 2013; Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, NH.

This conference will discuss overdiagnosis, including why it occurs, how to measure it, and communication strategies to prevent it.

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