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ACEP Responds to AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the ED

By ACEP Now | on January 2, 2023 | 0 Comment
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In mid-December 2022, ACEP and eight other emergency medicine organizations issued a letter expressing their deep concern about a report titled “Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review,” which was conducted as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program. The letter states in part, “The initial request … was to investigate opportunities to improve care in the ED. We see little in this report to identify such opportunities. Instead, we see a diagnostic error rate (derived from non-applicable European sources with training very different than that of the U.S.) and an analysis of malpractice data interpreted to be cognitive error.

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“The repercussions of this faulty report cannot be overstated, as it will irresponsibly and falsely alarm the public and potentially lead them to delay or even forego treatment for time sensitive emergencies.”

ACEP is supporting additional responses to address the report’s controversial methodology in research channels. Stay updated at acep.org/AHRQreport.

Topics: AHRQAHRQ’s Diagnostic Error StudyLegalQuality & Safety

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