Impact of diagnostic management team on patient time to diagnosis and percent of accurate and clinically actionable diagnoses. May 29, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-diagnostic-management-team-patient-time-diagnosis-and-percent-accurate-and-clinically Impact of diagnostic management team on patient time to diagnosis and percent of accurate and clinically actionable diagnoses. Brashear J, Mize R, Laposata M, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;11(2):132-135. Diagnostic management teams (DMT), which are comprised of experts in specialized fields, review patient cases and produce reports with diagnostic interpretations and recommendations for future testing or treatments. This pre/post study evaluates the effectiveness of a coagulation DMT at one hospital. Cases reviewed by the DMT were twice as likely to have a diagnostic conclusion (i.e., ruled in or ruled out coagulopathy) than cases without DMT.