Modern Healthcare October 23, 2019
Diagnostic errors are the most frequent adverse safety event patients can experience in outpatient care, according to a new ECRI Institute report.
The analysis, published Wednesday, found that diagnostic testing errors represented 47% of all patient safety events reported in an outpatient setting over a one-year period. The second-most common safety event was medication errors, accounting for 27% of total events.
Considering the volume of testing performed in the ambulatory setting and the complexity of the process, it’s not surprising it’s the most common mistake that happens in outpatient care, said Carol Clark, acting associate director of the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization.
Diagnostic testing has many phases including ordering the appropriate test, gathering and delivering the sample appropriately and...
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