Primary care pediatricians' interest in diagnostic error reduction. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Primary care pediatricians' interest in diagnostic error reduction. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2016

Primary care pediatricians' interest in diagnostic error reduction.

Rinke ML, Singh H, Ruberman S, et al. Diagnosis. 2016;3:65-69.

The frequency of diagnostic errors in outpatient care remains unclear. In this survey of outpatient general pediatricians, about one-third reported making a diagnostic error every month. This finding underscores the importance of enhancing the safety of diagnosis in ambulatory settings.

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