ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2025
Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: An assessment of 95 US hospitals.
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- Barriers to Leveraging Patient Safety Event Reviews for Organizational Learning, Improvement, and Diagnostic Error Reduction: Results of a Single Academic Center Survey Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- What Constitutes Neuroradiology Diagnostic Quality and How Does It Affect Coverage Decisions?AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Measure Dx, a Resource to Accelerate Diagnostic Safety Learning and Improvement.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Observational
- Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: An assessment of 95 US hospitals.Journal of hospital medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiagnostic errors are a leading cause of patient harm. In 2022, the Leapfrog Group published a report containing 29 evidence-based practices that hospitals can adopt to reduce diagnostic errors.
objectivesTo understand the extent to which US hospitals have already implemented these practices, we conducted a national pilot survey of Leapfrog-participating hospitals.
methodsTo reduce respondent burden, we divided the 29 practices across two surveys: one focused on organizational culture and structure (Domain 1), and the second focused on the diagnostic process itself (Domain 2).
resultsA total of 95 hospitals from 23 states responded to one or both surveys. On average, hospitals reported implementing 9 of the 16 practices (56%) in Domain 1 and 8 of the 13 practices (62%) in Domain 2. The rate of practice implementation varied greatly, with some hospitals implementing as few as three practices in their domain. The most commonly implemented practices were ensuring access to medical interpreters, continuous access to radiologists, ensuring staff and patients can report diagnostic errors and concerns, and having a formal process to identify and notify patients when diagnostic errors occur. The least implemented practices included convening a multidisciplinary team focused on diagnostic safety and quality, a CEO commitment to diagnostic excellence, conducting diagnosis-focused risk assessments, and training clinicians to optimize clinical reasoning in the diagnostic process.
conclusionsThe findings suggest large and important implementation gaps for practices related to diagnostic excellence and can inform new initiatives to promote diagnostic excellence in US hospitals.
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