 Diagnostic Errors
"Diagnostic Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Incorrect diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354 N02.421.450.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnostic Errors- Diagnostic Errors
- Diagnostic Error
- Error, Diagnostic
- Errors, Diagnostic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnostic Errors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2013 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2016 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Grubenhoff JA, Dillon M, Geanacopoulos AT, Melvin JE, Widmer K, Olson APJ. Pediatric Emergency Department Provider Experience Using the Revised Safer Dx for Self-Directed Feedback on Diagnostic Performance. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2026 Winter 01; 46(1):23-28.
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Miyagami T, Ishizuka K, Furusaka-Kushiro S, Kondo K, Kunitomo K, Akutagawa K, Watari T, Harada T, Ito H, Ando T, Hiyoshi T, Harada Y, Yamashita S, Nishizaki Y, Shimizu T, Raffel KE, Naito T. A mixed methods study comparing video based and paper based diagnostic error education for medical students. Sci Rep. 2025 Dec 11; 16(1):2432.
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Auerbach A, Raffel K, Rasooly IR, Schnipper J. Diagnostic excellence: turning to diagnostic performance improvement. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 Nov 01; 12(4):520-528.
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Wang T, Price DW, Bazemore AW. Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Sep 15; 38(3):599-602.
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Michelson KA, Grubenhoff JA. Feasibility of Pediatric Diagnostic Quality Measurement in All United States Hospitals. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 May; 87(5):597-604.
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Sheline EK, Leonard J, Helmuth R, Widmer K, Dominguez F, Dillon M, Ambroggio L, Grubenhoff JA. A synthesized differential diagnosis is associated with fewer diagnostic errors compared to an inventorial list. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 Aug 01; 12(3):349-357.
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Mahajan P, White E, Shaw K, Parker SJ, Chamberlain J, Ruddy RM, Alpern ER, Corboy J, Krack A, Ku B, Morrison Ponce D, Payne AS, Freiheit E, Horvath G, Kolenic G, Carney M, Klekowski N, O'Connell KJ, Singh H. Epidemiology of diagnostic errors in pediatric emergency departments using electronic triggers. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 03; 32(3):226-245.
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Kaiksow FA, Brendel M, Hubbard CC, Lee T, Chia D, Brooks K, Ruhnke GW, Raffel KE, Goyal A, Kantor MA, Helminski AS, Alday A, Astik GJ, Barish P, Schnipper JL, Auerbach AD. Measuring the association between diagnostic errors and neighborhood disadvantage. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul; 20(7):727-730.
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Omran SS, Zhang C, Seitz A, Bruce SS, Liao V, Pawar A, Navi BB, Kamel H, Liberman AL. Possible misdiagnosis of pregnancy-associated stroke in the emergency department. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Jan; 34(1):108139.
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Lorenzo M, Cory E, Cho R, Pusic M, Fish J, Adelgais KM, Boutis K. Deliberate Practice as an Effective Method for Reducing Diagnostic Error in Identifying Burn and Bruise Injuries Suspicious for an Abusive Injury. J Pediatr. 2024 11; 274:114183.
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