Physicians’ diagnostic errors are largely due to process breakdowns at the patient’s visit, and have the potential for moderate to severe patient harm, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland found misdiagnoses in almost one in four ICU deaths, according to a study published in BMJ Quality & Safety. For the study, researchers ...

A comprehensive study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older reveals that emergency room diagnostic errors occur in approximately 3.2% of serious medical emergencies, affecting roughly 1 in every ...

The incidence of central nervous system cancer in the US remains largely unchanged from 1990 to 2021, while disability ...

March 24, 2010 — Electronic clinical documentation may help prevent diagnostic errors, according to a perspective published in the March 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "The United ...