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    • Medical Error Research
    • Patient Safety Science
    • Healthcare Quality Improvement

    Background:

    • Diagnostic errors (misdiagnosis, missed, or delayed diagnoses) are a significant patient safety concern.
    • Past patient safety initiatives have prioritized other areas over diagnostic errors.
    • Diagnostic errors impose substantial burdens on patient care and healthcare finances.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the critical role of diagnostic errors in patient safety and quality improvement.
    • To advocate for a shift in focus towards addressing diagnostic errors.
    • To propose a framework for minimizing diagnostic errors.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review on patient safety and diagnostic errors.
    • Analysis of the impact of diagnostic errors on healthcare.
    • Conceptualization of a patient-partnered diagnostic approach.

    Main Results:

    • Diagnostic errors remain a major challenge in healthcare despite increased focus on patient safety.
    • The financial and care burdens associated with diagnostic errors are substantial.
    • Cognitive biases play a significant role in the occurrence of diagnostic errors.

    Conclusions:

    • Minimizing diagnostic errors is essential for advancing patient safety and healthcare quality.
    • A patient-partnered diagnostic approach, incorporating self-reflection and cognitive bias awareness, is key.
    • Future efforts must prioritize diagnostic error reduction to alleviate patient and financial burdens.