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AHRQ Patient Safety Network ▲ Data as a catalyst for change: stories from the frontlines.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Data as a catalyst for change: stories from the frontlines.

Siegal D, Ruoff G. J Healthc Risk Manage. 2015;34:18-25.

Analysis of malpractice claims can identify trends and determine opportunities for improvement. This commentary discusses an incident involving delayed diagnosis of Ebola in the United States and other diagnostic failures to illustrate how local and comparative data can be utilized to inform the design of risk reduction strategies.

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