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05/22/26

Frequent ambulatory care visits predict harmful diagnostic errors in high-risk hospitalized patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Goyal, Abhishek; Konieczny, Kaitlyn; Plombon, Savanna; Rodriguez, Jorge A; Leeson, Marie; Fiskio, Julie; Yoon, Catherine; Lipsitz, Stuart R; Dalal, Anuj K. J Gen Intern Med.

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Epidemiology Equity, Access, and Timeliness
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Summary

Diagnostic errors threaten hospital patient safety. In this single-center retrospective cohort study, having two or more ambulatory care visits in the 14 days before admission was associated with about twice the odds of harmful diagnostic error in high-risk hospitalized patients, suggesting a useful signal for proactive diagnostic safety surveillance.

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Goyal A, Konieczny K, Plombon S, et al. Frequent ambulatory care visits predict harmful diagnostic errors in high-risk hospitalized patients: a retrospective cohort study. J Gen Intern Med. Epub May 22.