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. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e238399.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.8399.

Identifying Electronic Health Record Contributions to Diagnostic Error in Ambulatory Settings Through Legal Claims Analysis

Seth A Krevat  1 , Sunil Samuel  2 , Christian Boxley  1 , Vishnu Mohan  2 , Dana Siegal  3 , Jeffrey A Gold  2 , Raj M Ratwani  1
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Identifying Electronic Health Record Contributions to Diagnostic Error in Ambulatory Settings Through Legal Claims Analysis

Seth A Krevat et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This qualitative study analyzes closed legal claims data to determine whether problems with electronic health records are associated with diagnostic errors, in which part of the diagnostic process errors occur, and the specific types of errors that occur.

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