TY - JOUR
T1 - The patient is in
T2 - Patient involvement strategies for diagnostic error mitigation
AU - McDonald, Kathryn M.
AU - Bryce, Cindy L.
AU - Graber, Mark L.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Although healthcare quality and patient safety have longstanding international attention, the target of reducing diagnostic errors has only recently gained prominence, even though numerous patients, families and professional caregivers have suffered from diagnostic mishaps for a long time. Similarly, patients have always been involved in their own care to some extent, but only recently have patients sought more opportunities for engagement and participation in healthcare improvements. This paper brings these two promising trends together, analysing strategies for patient involvement in reducing diagnostic errors in an individual's own care, in improving the healthcare delivery system's diagnostic safety, and in contributing to research and policy development on diagnosis-related issues.
AB - Although healthcare quality and patient safety have longstanding international attention, the target of reducing diagnostic errors has only recently gained prominence, even though numerous patients, families and professional caregivers have suffered from diagnostic mishaps for a long time. Similarly, patients have always been involved in their own care to some extent, but only recently have patients sought more opportunities for engagement and participation in healthcare improvements. This paper brings these two promising trends together, analysing strategies for patient involvement in reducing diagnostic errors in an individual's own care, in improving the healthcare delivery system's diagnostic safety, and in contributing to research and policy development on diagnosis-related issues.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001623
DO - 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001623
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23893394
AN - SCOPUS:84884579890
VL - 22
SP - ii33-ii39
JO - BMJ Quality and Safety
JF - BMJ Quality and Safety
SN - 2044-5415
IS - SUPPL.2
ER -