TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of radiology in diagnostic error
T2 - A medical malpractice claims review
AU - Siegal, Dana
AU - Stratchko, Lindsay M.
AU - DeRoo, Courtney
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
PY - 2017/9/26
Y1 - 2017/9/26
N2 - Just as radiologic studies allow us to see past the surface to the vulnerable and broken parts of the human body, medical malpractice claims help us see past the surface of medical errors to the deeper vulnerabilities and potentially broken aspects of our healthcare delivery system. And just as the insights we gain through radiologic studies provide focus for a treatment plan for healing, so too can the analysis of malpractice claims provide insights to improve the delivery of safe patient care. We review 1325 coded claims where Radiology was the primary service provider to better understand the problems leading to patient harm, and the opportunities most likely to improve diagnostic care in the future.
AB - Just as radiologic studies allow us to see past the surface to the vulnerable and broken parts of the human body, medical malpractice claims help us see past the surface of medical errors to the deeper vulnerabilities and potentially broken aspects of our healthcare delivery system. And just as the insights we gain through radiologic studies provide focus for a treatment plan for healing, so too can the analysis of malpractice claims provide insights to improve the delivery of safe patient care. We review 1325 coded claims where Radiology was the primary service provider to better understand the problems leading to patient harm, and the opportunities most likely to improve diagnostic care in the future.
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U2 - 10.1515/dx-2017-0025
DO - 10.1515/dx-2017-0025
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29536933
AN - SCOPUS:85053732265
SN - 2194-8011
VL - 4
SP - 125
EP - 131
JO - Diagnosis
JF - Diagnosis
IS - 3
ER -
