Activity ID
13291Expires
May 16, 2027Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
1Fee
$150CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
This overview of the discipline of diagnostic safety gives information about the number of diagnostic errors that occur each year in the US. It discusses barriers that make diagnostic errors more likely and presents strategies for making diagnosis safer.
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ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1. Discuss what has been learned in various studies about the quantity and nature of misdiagnosis-related harms that occur in the United States.
2. Describe 4 strategies for boosting overall safety in diagnosis.
3. Pick one diagnostic-safety strategy and implement it in your practice.
Keywords
Diagnostic Error, Diagnostic Safety, Dx,
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
