Cognitive errors and logistical breakdowns contributing to missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: A process analysis of closed malpractice claims

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1416-1423

  Poon, Eric G ^a,d   Kachalia, Allen ^a,d   Puopolo, Ann Louise ^b   Gandhi, Tejal K ^a,d   Studdert, David M ^c,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Harvard Risk Management Foundation   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colo rectal cancer; Diagnosis errors; Malpractice; Medical errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84867844765     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2107-4     Document Type: Article

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