The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published August 2016

The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care.

Singh H, Schiff GD, Graber ML, Onakpoya I, Thompson MJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Aug 16; [Epub ahead of print].

The need to improve diagnosis is gaining international recognition. This review summarizes the literature on diagnostic error in primary care and recommends policy and research strategies to prioritize changes needed to enhance diagnostic safety globally.

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