Reform of Primary Care Could Reduce Diagnostic Errors
HOUSTON – (July 28, 2010) – Errors in diagnosis place a heavy financial burden on an already costly health care system and can be devastating for affected patients. Strengthening certain aspects of a new and evolving model of comprehensive and coordinated primary care could potentially address this highly relevant, but underemphasized safety concern, said health researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Stony Brook University Medical Center.