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- Title
Missed hypothyroidism diagnosis uncovered by linking laboratory and pharmacy data.
- Authors
Schiff, Gordon D; Kim, Seijeoung; Krosnjar, Nela; Wisniewski, Mary F; Bult, Judylin; Fogelfeld, Leon; McNutt, Robert A
- Abstract
Although diagnostic errors are important, they have received less attention than medication errors. Timely follow-up of abnormal laboratory test results represents a critical aspect of the diagnostic process, and failures at this step are a cause of delayed or missed diagnosis, resulting in suboptimal clinical outcomes and malpractice litigation. We linked laboratory and pharmacy databases to (1) explore the potential for linking laboratory and pharmacy databases to uncover diagnostic errors, and (2) determine the frequency of failed follow-up of elevated levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2005, Vol 165, Issue 5, p574
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.165.5.574