Play

Just shy of about 6% of people who visit an emergency department will not be correctly diagnosed, a federal agency study led by David Newman-Toker at Johns Hopkins has shown. Can computer-based decision support tools help bring that number down? …

Can computer-assisted decision tools help reduce diagnostic errors? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

Play

About one in 18 people who visit an emergency department will receive an incorrect diagnosis, a study led by David Newman-Toker at Johns Hopkins for the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveals. Newman-Toker says of that number, very …

Even though missed diagnoses are rare in the ED, we must still work to prevent them, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

Play

Your chance of having a diagnosis missed when you visit an emergency department is 5.7%, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study led by David Newman-Toker at Johns Hopkins has found. Newman-Toker says further analysis revealed the kinds of …

What accounts for diagnostic errors in the emergency department? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

Play

When you go to an emergency department are you concerned that your health issue won’t be properly diagnosed? A study by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality led by David Newman-Toker at Johns Hopkins has found the actual …

How often is a diagnosis missed in the emergency department? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »