Research Findings | US annual serious harms from misdiagnosis estimated at 795K in recent study

Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA – BMJ Quality & Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Report Highlights Public Health Impact of Serious Harms From Diagnostic Error in U.S. – Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Majority of medical misdiagnoses occur in patients with less obvious disease manifestations – MedicalResearch

Misdiagnoses cost the U.S. 800,000 deaths and serious disabilities every year, study finds – STAT