Diagnostic error in hospitals: finding forests not just the big trees

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands l.zwaan@erasmusmc.nl.
² Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Editorial

Laura Zwaan et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;29(12):961-964.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011099. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

¹ Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands l.zwaan@erasmusmc.nl.
² Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: diagnostic errors; hospital medicine; patient safety; quality improvement.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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