Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error reduction. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error reduction. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2015

Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error reduction.

Bruno MA, Walker EA, Abujudeh HH. Radiographics. 2015;35:1668-1676.

Misinterpretation of test results can have harmful consequences for patients. This commentary discusses interpretive and perceptual errors in radiology and explores why these failures occur. The authors recommend strategies to reduce errors in radiology, includingcognitive debiasing and use of checklists.

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