Safety recommendations to address diagnostic errors
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reducing diagnostic errors (such as missed, delayed or wrong diagnoses) is a major challenge for most healthcare organizations.
- OAKBROOK TERRACE, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reducing diagnostic errors (such as missed, delayed or wrong diagnoses) is a major challenge for most healthcare organizations.
- The complexity of defining and measuring diagnostic errors poses challenges in developing solutions compared to other types of patient safety concerns.
- A need exists for pragmatic guidance for healthcare organizations to address diagnostic errors.
- A new study in the November 2022 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Developing the Safer Dx Checklist of Ten Safety Recommendations for Healthcare Organizations to Address Diagnostic Errors , identified potential practices based on literature reviews, reports by national and international organizations, interviews with quality/safety leaders and input from additional experts.