Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016 2017. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016 2017. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016–2017.

Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; October 2016.

The Improving Diagnosis in Health Care report provided recommendations to help achieve safe, reliable diagnosis. This website provides the information about a project that will convene an expert panel to identify and develop new measures to help address weaknesses in testing and tracking diagnostic accuracy.

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