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Article: Missed diagnoses in ED stem from complex causes.
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- ED Legal Letter
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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Missed diagnoses in ED stem from complex causes
Study: Lawsuits result of multiple breakdowns
by Stacey Kusterbeck, Contributing Editor
Missed diagnoses in the ED are typically the result of multiple breakdowns in the diagnostic process, with several contributing factors, according to a new study. Researchers examined 122 closed malpractice claims from four liability insurers in which patients had alleged a missed or delayed diagnosis in the ED.1 "Our study was specifically designed to determine which breakdowns occur and what contributing factors were present," says Allen Kachalia, MD, JD, the study's lead author and associate physician in the ...
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