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Compensation claims in Danish emergency care: identifying hot spots and blind spots in the quality of care.

May 11, 2022

Morsø L, Birkeland S, Walløe S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022;48(5):271-279.

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Patient complaints can provide insights into safety threats and system weaknesses. This study used the healthcare complaints analysis tool (HCAT) to identify and categorize safety problems in emergency care. Most problems arose during examination/diagnosis and frequently resulted in diagnostic errors or errors of omission.

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