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Five new ways to advance diagnostic safety in your clinical practice.

August 23, 2023

Bradford A, Goeschel C, Shofer M, et al. Am Fam Physician. 2023;108(1):14-16.

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Diagnostic errors are common in the ambulatory environment. This article discusses five tools to help primary care practices implement diagnostic safety improvement strategies. The authors share overarching considerations to support tool implementation including keeping efforts modest and seeing diagnostic safety beyond the clinical realm.

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