Open AccessPresence of key findings in the medical record prior to a documented high-risk diagnosis
Author(s) -
M J Feldman,
Edward P. Hoffer,
GO Barnett,
R. J. Kim,
Kathleen T. Famiglietti,
H C Chueh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000375
Subject(s) - key (lock) , medical record , medicine , computer science , computer security
Failure or delay in diagnosis is a common preventable source of error. The authors sought to determine the frequency with which high-information clinical findings (HIFs) suggestive of a high-risk diagnosis (HRD) appear in the medical record before HRD documentation.
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