Exploring clinical lessons learned by experienced hospitalists from diagnostic errors and successes (26 January 2024)

Summary

Diagnostic errors cause significant patient harm. The clinician’s ultimate goal is to achieve diagnostic excellence in order to serve patients safely. This can be accomplished by learning from both errors and successes in patient care. However, the extent to which clinicians grow and navigate diagnostic errors and successes in patient care is poorly understood. Clinically experienced hospitalists, who have cared for numerous acutely ill patients, should have great insights from their successes and mistakes to inform others striving for excellence in patient care.