Types and origins of diagnostic errors in primary care settings

H Singh, TD Giardina, AND Meyer… - JAMA internal …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Diagnostic errors are an understudied aspect of ambulatory patient safety.
Objectives To determine the types of diseases missed and the diagnostic processes
involved in cases of confirmed diagnostic errors in primary care settings and to determine
whether record reviews could shed light on potential contributory factors to inform future
interventions. Design We reviewed medical records of diagnostic errors detected at 2 sites
through electronic health record–based triggers. Triggers were based on patterns of …