Understanding Where, Why, and How Diagnostic Errors Occur | Agency for Health Research and Quality

Understanding Where, Why, and How Diagnostic Errors Occur | Agency for Health Research and Quality

AHRQ Grantee Eric J. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., Brings Insight Into Understanding Diagnostic Errors

Our latest grantee profile examines how AHRQ-funded research by Eric J. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston, has helped establish the magnitude of diagnostic errors. One in 20 U.S. adults are affected by a diagnostic error each year, his research found. Attaching a definitive number to diagnostic errors helped clarify the scope of the problem and establish it as an AHRQ research priority. Check out Dr. Thomas' profile and others that show how AHRQ grantees have made major advances in health services research.