166024 Primary care and diagnosis error

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 5:40 PM

Gordon Schiff, MD , Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
  
Diagnostic error is important, frequent, but understudied. This presentation focuses on ambulatory issues related to diagnostic error, harvested lesson of a 4 year AHRQ-funded project--The Cook County-Rush Developmental Center for Research in Patient Safety Diagnosis Error Evaluation and Research (DEER) Project.

3 models for better understanding diagnosis error and delay will be presented.

A table summarizing key areas for improvement will be discussed in detail

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the epidemiology of diagnosis errors Describe 3 conceptual models for better understanding and preventing diagnosis error List 4 ways diagnosis errors in primary care can be minimized

Keywords: Quality, Primary Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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