Activity ID
2076Expires
May 21, 2027Format Type
InternetCME Credit
2Fee
$100CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
According to the Institute of Medicine Report, there is substantial evidence that 1 in every 10 diagnoses is wrong. To improve the quality of healthcare and patient safety, physicians should know the causes of medical errors (cognitive, system-related, overconfidence) how to find them (root cause analysis), and how to address them. Solutions involve changes made by the physician and the healthcare system. Also patients can play an important role in addressing solutions to medical diagnostic errors. Finally, the Florida Board of Medicine has identified five areas of commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions and these are discussed with examples and possible solutions.
Diplomate Engagement
Correct answers to the post-test; Comparative performance to peers; Recommended literature or other resources (presentations, audio/video, checklists, etc.); Post activity follow up.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Ophthalmology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
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
To explain the difference between medical diagnostic error, under-diagnosis, and over-diagnosis.
To describe the causes of medical diagnostic errors.
To explain how root cause analysis (RCA) works and participate in one if the opportunity arises.
To describe 3 ways that medical diagnostic errors can be reduced and utilize at least one of them in your practice.
To engage patients to participate in preventing medical diagnostic errors and protect their own safety.
Keywords
Florida Required CME, Diagnostic Error, Improving Diagnosis, Cognitive Bias, Malpractice Claims, Root Cause Analysis, Cancer, Melanoma, Stroke, Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Medical Knowledge
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Physician Scientists, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Patient Safety/Medical Errors, Quality Improvement, Leadership & Organizational Development, Interprofessional
