Findings: In this cohort study of 2428 patient records, a missed or delayed diagnosis took place in 23%, with 17% of these errors causing temporary or permanent harm to patients. The underlying diagnostic process problems with greatest effect sizes associated with diagnostic errors, and which might be an initial focus for safety improvement efforts, were faults in testing and clinical assessment.
I figure that the effect of missed and delayed diagnostics are felt much greater in the US compared to places with a functioning system, as fewer people have the means to get regular checkups for issues that are much more life-threatening and costly later.
UHC systems sometimes get overloaded and lead to overworked doctors and nurses making errors, too. I am Canadian and the provincial government where I live is very conservative. Their goal is to wreck the public system so people are ok with increasing privatization. It’s working.
It is so infuriating that they purposely destroy the system to prove that it doesn’t work, absolutely criminal to do that in order to secure future profits.
Ontario?
Alberta
Ah, I’m sorry for your loss.