Diagnostic errors contribute to as many as 70% of medical errors. Prevention of diagnostic
errors is more complex than building safety checks into health care systems; it requires an …

In the area of patient safety, recent attention has focused on diagnostic error. The reduction
of diagnostic error is an important goal because of its associated morbidity and potential …

Context There is a growing literature on diagnostic errors. The consensus of this literature is
that most errors are cognitive and result from the application of one or more cognitive biases …

Diagnostic errors are common and can often be traced to physicians' cognitive biases and
failed heuristics (mental shortcuts). A great deal is known about how these faulty thinking …

Background: Despite an increasing emphasis on patient safety on the part of healthcare
systems worldwide, diagnostic error remains common. Errors frequently result in significant …

Background Trends in medical education have reflected the patient safety movement's initial
focus on systems. While the role of cognitive-based diagnostic errors has been increasingly …

Diagnostic errors can result in tangible harm to patients. Despite our advances in medicine,
the mental processes required to make a diagnosis exhibits shortcomings, causing …

Diagnostic errors are responsible for a significant number of adverse events. Logical
reasoning and good decision-making skills are key factors in reducing such errors, but little …

Health care is fallible and prone to diagnostic and management errors. The major categories
of diagnostic errors include:(1) no-fault errors—the disease is present but not detected;(2) …

Purpose Diagnostic errors in medicine are common and costly. Cognitive bias causes are
increasingly recognized contributors to diagnostic error but remain difficult targets for …