Developing checklists to prevent diagnostic error in Emergency Room settings
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Developing checklists to prevent diagnostic error in Emergency Room settings.
BACKGROUND Checklists have been shown to improve performance of complex, error-prone processes. To develop a checklist with potential to reduce the likelihood of diagnostic error for patients presenting to the Emergency Room (ER) with undiagnosed conditions. METHODS Participants included 15 staff ER physicians working in two large academic centers. A rapid cycle design and evaluation process ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnosis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2194-802X,2194-8011
DOI: 10.1515/dx-2014-0019