NEW ORLEANS — Misdiagnosis is a relatively common issue that physicians must be vigilant against, according to a presenter at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
Medical diagnostic error “is a significant issue and a significant problem,” Robert L. Trowbridge, MD, MACP, an associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and hospitalist at Maine Medical Center, said in his presentation. The exact numbers vary by specialty and study, but, generally, the overall diagnostic error rate in medicine is around 10%, translating to millions of patients.
“The key thing here