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Improving Diagnosis in Health Care Paperback - 2016 - 1st Edition
by National Academies of Sciences Engineeri; Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Care Services
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- Title Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
- Author National Academies of Sciences Engineeri; Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Care Services
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 472
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher National Academies Press
- Date 2016
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780309377690 / 0309377692
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control -, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015041708
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.075
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Paperback / softback. New. Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional,…
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