Is misdiagnosis inevitable? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Is misdiagnosis inevitable? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published March 2016

Is misdiagnosis inevitable?

Page L. Medscape Business of Medicine. March 28, 2016.

This news article reports on the prevalence of diagnostic error and describes characteristicsthat contribute to the problem, including insufficient clinician familiarity with uncommon conditions, lack of feedback regarding previous mistakes, use of heuristics, and system-levelweaknesses.

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