Diagnostic adverse events: on to chapter 2: comment on "patient record review of the incidence, consequences, and causes of diagnostic adverse events"

Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 28;170(12):1021-2. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.156.

Authors

Eric J Thomas¹, Troyen Brennan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA.

PMID: 20585066
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.156

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control
Diagnostic Errors / statistics & numerical data*
Global Health
Hospital Mortality
Hospital Records / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease / epidemiology*
Iatrogenic Disease / prevention & control
Incidence
Medical Audit / methods
Patient Advocacy
Safety Management / standards*