Curing our diagnostic disorder. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Curing our diagnostic disorder. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published September 2017

Curing our diagnostic disorder.

Laposata M. The Pathologist. September 2017;(34):18-27.

Diagnostic improvement is gaining recognition as an important goal in health care. This magazine article reports on one pathologist's efforts to develop and implement an interpretation program that enables a team-based approach to diagnosis.

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