The prevalence of hospital diagnostic errors

The prevalence of hospital diagnostic errors
Becker's Clinical Leadership, by Paige Twenter; 1/8/24
Nearly a fourth of patients who are transferred to intensive care units or die in hospitals are misdiagnosed or have delayed diagnoses, according to research published Jan. 8 in JAMA. In a study of more than 2,400 patient records, researchers employed physician reviewers trained in error adjudications to inspect each EHR for the admission and events leading up to an ICU transfer or death across 90 hospitals.
Editor's Note: Consider the implications of this for your palliative and hospice care physicians.