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Thresholds, rules and defensive strategies: how physicians learn from their prior diagnosis-related experiences.

November 13, 2019

Donner-Banzhoff N, Müller B, Beyer M, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;7(2):115-121.

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This qualitative study examined primary care providers experience with missed diagnoses. After reviewing cases involving a missed diagnosis, clinicians proposed both analytical and intuitive changes to their clinical decision-making, which could result in lower thresholds for referrals or additional diagnostic testing.

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