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The Leapfrog Group: Extrapolating results about diagnostic error

Author(s)Richard Payerchin

Diagnostic error, patient safety, and how physicians can help in practice and in hospital.

A study at academic medical centers found 23% of patients transferred to an intensive care unit or who died in hospital experienced a diagnostic error, “the majority of which were harmful to the patient.” Is that an indicator that similar errors take place in other hospitals? Jean-Luc Tilly, MPA, PMP, program manager for Leapfrog Group’s health care ratings, shares his thoughts.

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