Did you know?
#1
Diagnostic error is the #1 cause for malpractice suits resulting from serious harm in the course of medical care
CRICO-RMF data
1 in 20
Your odds of experiencing a diagnostic error in primary care every year
JAMA Int Med 2013; 173(6):418-25
Over 250,000
Deaths from diagnostic error every year in the US. A ‘top 10’ cause of death internationally
BMJ Qual Saf 2024; 33:109-20
“It is likely that most of us will experience at least one diagnostic error in our lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences”
National Academy of Medicine 2015: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care