Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: The Safer Dx framework

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-110

  Singh, Hardeep ^a   Sittig, Dean F ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84921644432     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003675     Document Type: Review

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