Interprofessional diagnostic management teams: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic errors are a major problem in healthcare. In 2015, the report "Improving Diagnosis in Health Care" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) stated that it is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime. The report suggests implementing diagnostic management teams, including patients and their relatives, diagnosticians, and healthcare professionals who support the diagnostic process, to limit diagnostic error and improve patient safety. Implementing interprofessional diagnostic management teams (IDMT), however, is not an easy task due to the complexity of the diagnostic processes and the traditional organization of healthcare with divided departments and healthcare professional who oper

SUBMITTER: Hansen NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664282 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature