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Role of communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the safety-netting process: insights from a vignette study.

Cox C, Hatfield T, Fritz Z. Role of communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the safety-netting process: insights from a vignette study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(12):769-779. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-017037.

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October 2, 2024
Cox C, Hatfield T, Fritz Z. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(12):769-779.
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Patients who visit the emergency department (ED) or urgent care may receive instructions to return to care if symptoms persist or new symptoms arise ("safety-netting"), particularly in cases of diagnostic uncertainty. In this study, internal medicine physicians were asked what they would tell a typical patient in three scenarios of diagnostic uncertainty. Safety-netting was common, but the specific content and recommended actions varied, and few physicians explicitly mentioned diagnostic uncertainty.

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Cox C, Hatfield T, Fritz Z. Role of communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the safety-netting process: insights from a vignette study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(12):769-779. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-017037.