Understanding and Confronting Our Mistakes: The Epidemiology of Error in Radiology and Strategies for Error Reduction

• Published in: Radiographics Vol. 35; no. 6; p. 1668
• Main Authors: Bruno, Michael A, Walker, Eric A, Abujudeh, Hani H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Causality; Checklist; Clinical Competence; Cognition; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control; Diagnostic Imaging; Humans; Metacognition; Observer Variation; Quality Improvement - organization & administration; Radiology - classification; Radiology - methods; Radiology - organization & administration; Radiology - statistics & numerical data; Risk Reduction Behavior; Visual Perception

Arriving at a medical diagnosis is a highly complex process that is extremely error prone. Missed or delayed diagnoses often lead to patient harm and missed opportunities for treatment. Since medical imaging is a major contributor to the overall diagnostic process, it is also a major potential sourc...