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Study calls urgent reforms for diagnostic errors in medicine
An Institute of Medicine report says most people face at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis in life, urging patient involvement and better team care. It highlights examples from Ebola misdiagnoses to heart attack misses, notes 5 percent annual diagnostic errors, and calls for government funding of autopsy studies and improved decision support to prevent harm.
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Institute of Medicine
John Ball
American College of Physicians
IOM
Christine Cassel
National Quality Forum
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Thomas Eric Duncan
IOM Committee
Ball
Zuckerman
Mark Graber
Society
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