07/30/26

Clinical reasoning research priorities for advancing diagnostic safety: researcher and patient perspectives.

Matin, Roni; Meyer, Ashley N D; Singh, Hardeep; Olson, Andrew P J; Cook, David A; Zwaan, Laura. Diagnosis (Berl).

Summary

Future advances in diagnostic safety require impactful and stakeholder-centered research priorities. Researchers and patients collaborated to identify the most important unanswered questions in clinical reasoning research. The analysis emphasizes the identifies thematic interests of the work: cognitive processes, systems factors, patient engagement, and educational strategies. The resulting agenda provides a roadmap for future multidisciplinary research on clinical reasoning.
Matin R, Meyer AND, Singh H, et al. Clinical reasoning research priorities for advancing diagnostic safety: researcher and patient perspectives. Diagnosis (Berl). Epub 2026 Jul 30.