Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic error in practicing physicians.

Trowbridge RL, Reilly JB, Clauser JC, Durning SJ. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5:229-233.

This simulation study presented virtual patient cases to practicing physicians with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy. Physician participants reported challenges using the computerized platform, and overall diagnostic performance was poor, with less than a third of respondents identifying the correct diagnosis. This study highlights the challenge of developing interventions to enhance diagnostic performance.

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