Background
The research team explored how cognitive reasoning pitfalls - mistakes in how someone thinks or comes to a conclusion – among physicians contribute to the risk of diagnostic errors for people from historically vulnerable populations. For example, a clinician may incorrectly rule out cancer in a patient because they are too young or make false assumptions about their symptoms because of their race or ethnicity.

Co-creation
The team focused on advancing knowledge in the diagnostic field related to patient-reported measures. So they got input from literature searches and a virtual expert convening with multiple sessions where 24 experts contributed to road mapping towards patient-reported measures to improve patient diagnosis. Their areas of expertise were in patient advocacy, healthcare quality and safety, health services research, equity and disparities in health, institutional betrayal, and integrity, among many others. The discussions were as foundational as what ‘diagnostic excellence’ even meant.

Output
A white paper

Collaborator
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine
Diagnostic Excellence, Patient Safety
2021, Baltimore, USA