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Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA.

Newman-Toker DE, Nassery N, Schaffer AC, et al. Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(2):109-120. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014130.

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July 28, 2023
Newman-Toker DE, Nassery N, Schaffer AC, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(2):109-120.
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Previous research has found that three diseases (vascular events, infections, and cancers) account for approximately 50% of all serious misdiagnosis-related harm. Based on a sample of 21.5 million US hospital discharges, the authors estimated that 795,000 adults in the US experience serious misdiagnosis-related harm (permanent morbidity or mortality) attributable to these three disease categories each year.

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Newman-Toker DE, Nassery N, Schaffer AC, et al. Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(2):109-120. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014130.

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