Finding and fixing diagnosis errors: Can triggers help?

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-92

  Schiff, Gordon D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856107687     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000590     Document Type: Editorial

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