Diagnosis is one of the most important tasks performed by primary care physicians. The
World Health Organization (WHO) recently prioritized patient safety areas in primary care …

Dementia is a growing public health problem for which early detection may be beneficial.
Currently, the diagnosis of dementia in primary care is dependent mostly on clinical …

Health services throughout the world strive to provide care to people when they are unwell
and assist them to stay well. Primary care services are increasingly at the heart of integrated …

Importance Diagnostic errors are an understudied aspect of ambulatory patient safety.
Objectives To determine the types of diseases missed and the diagnostic processes …

This paper presents a vision for applying the Watson technology to health care and
describes the steps needed to adapt and improve performance in a new domain …

Background Missed or delayed diagnoses are a common but understudied area in patient
safety research. To better understand the types, causes, and prevention of such errors, we …

The great majority of medical diagnoses are made using automatic, fast, and frugal cognitive
processes; they are correct most of the time. This analytic review concerns the exceptions …

Background We sought to characterise the frequency, health outcomes and economic
consequences of diagnostic errors in the USA through analysis of closed, paid malpractice …

Context Misdiagnoses may be an underappreciated cause of preventable morbidity and
mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Their prevalence, nature, and impact remain largely …

5. American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. Summary of 100% smokefree state laws and
population protected by 100% US smokefree laws. January 4, 2009. http://www. no-smoke …