In its 2015 report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines diagnostic error two ways: (1) “The failure to establish an accurate ...

The term “medical malpractice” often brings to mind errors made during surgery or the over-administration of prescription medications. However, a significant component of medical malpractice revolves ...

Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical care—suggest the findings of a single centre study in the US, ...

When Lisa Morrise gave birth to her youngest daughter Kirsten, doctors told her the baby was experiencing serious respiratory problems but they weren't sure why. "She just wasn't getting enough oxygen ...

Diagnostic errors are the leading cause of successful medical malpractice claims, and are the most common, most costly and most dangerous of medical mistakes, according to new research published in ...

The Institute of Medicine — now called the National Academy of Medicine — last year put out a report saying that most Americans will fall victim to at least one ...

Two things were missing from previous attempts by the Institute of Medicine to shine light on the epidemic of medical harm in U.S. healthcare: diagnostic error and a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnostic errors contributed to 6.6% of deaths among hospitalized patients. Solutions for diagnostic errors may ...

Improving diagnosis in health care is a moral, professional and public health imperative, according to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. However, little is known about the full scope of harms ...

A survey published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined residents’ diagnostic error rates, finding diagnostic errors occur in up to 15 percent of patient encounters ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Diagnostic errors kill or disable almost 800,000 Americans every year, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Researchers are calling this a public health emergency. When ...

Diagnostic errors are common in hospitals and are largely preventable, according to a new observational study led by Anuj K. Dalal, MD, from the Division of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and ...