The patient safety group has set two categories for its recommended practices— Organizational Leadership & Systems and the Diagnostic Process. The Leapfrog Group has published a unique report with 29 ...

As autism has grown in prevalence, so too have attempts to make sense of it. From placing unfounded blame on vaccines to seeking a genetic cause, Americans have struggled to understand what autism is ...

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Healthcare organizations have focused on improving patient outcomes for years. Lately, however, the impact of diagnostic errors on outcomes has come under more intense scrutiny. Some research suggests ...

Two large real-world analyses presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2026 shed new light on the multiple sclerosis (MS) care continuum, ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children. It's often first identified due to classroom ...

The main drivers of diagnostic errors in 2023 were issues with processing medical tests, referrals and communication, according to the Emergency Care Research Institute. Nearly 7 in 10 errors occur ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information by sharing relevant background and reasoning ...

Figure 1 depicts the ways in which implicit bias (including stereotypes) that leads to false assumptions about an individual patient, combined with inattention to systemic and structural factors ...

Diagnostic errors represent one of the most costly and prevalent types of medical error occurring across inpatient and ambulatory care environments. Efforts to reduce ...