Reducing Dx Errors
One important conceptualization that potentially can address safety concerns in primary care, especially diagnostic error (i.e., missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses) ... ....is the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). This issue is "possibly the leading type of error in primary care. Diagnostic errors are the single largest contributor to ambulatory malpractice claims (40% in some studies) and cost approximately $300 000 per claim on average."
