Defining and Measuring Diagnostic Uncertainty in Medicine: A Systematic Review

Background Physicians routinely encounter diagnostic uncertainty in practice. Despite its impact on health care utilization, costs and error, measurement of diagnostic uncertainty is poorly understood. We conducted a systematic review to describe how diagnostic uncertainty is defined and measured in...

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Published in:	Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 103 - 115
Main Authors:	Bhise, Viraj, Rajan, Suja S., Sittig, Dean F., Morgan, Robert O., Chaudhary, Pooja, Singh, Hardeep
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.01.2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Clinical Decision-Making - methods Decision making Delivery of Health Care - methods Delivery of Health Care - standards Diagnostic systems Error analysis Health care Health services utilization Humans Internal Medicine Measurement methods Medical diagnosis Medical personnel Medical practices Medical records Medical Subject Headings-MeSH Medicine Medicine & Public Health Medicine - methods Medicine - standards Perception Physicians Review Paper Systematic review Uncertainty diagnostic uncertainty definition review diagnostic process measurement
ISSN:	0884-8734, 1525-1497, 1525-1497
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