Coverys March, 2018
Robert Hanscom, JD, Maryann Small, MBA, Ann Lambrecht, RN, BSN, JD, FASHRM

Diagnosis-related events are the single largest common root cause of medical professional liability claims.

INTRODUCTION Each year in the United States, nearly 84% of adults and an astounding 93% of children will have contact with a healthcare professional because something ails them — they are injured or sick or experiencing out-of-the-ordinary health symptoms.1 These patients and their caregivers are ultimately asking for two things — an accurate diagnosis and an appropriate treatment plan.
Diagnostic accuracy is far from simple. In fact, diagnosis-related events are the single largest root cause of medical professional...

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