- In the United States, 12 million people are affected by medical diagnostic errors each year. (healthline.com)
- An estimated 40,000 to 80,000 people die annually from complications from these misdiagnoses. (healthline.com)
- Women and minorities are 20 to 30 percent more likely to be misdiagnosed. (healthline.com)
- According to the journal Diagnosis Missed vascular events, infections, and cancers account for ~75% of serious harms from diagnostic errors.
- In their landmark 2015 report Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) stated that “most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences.”
- According to the NIH Time constraints translate in the patient reporting feeling unworthy of the physician’s time, feeling like a burden, feeling rushed, not properly listened to, feeling stressed, not having the opportunity to tell their story, to ask questions, or to broach all issues.
- According to Web MD: A recent study found that 75% of doctors believed that they communicated satisfactorily with those in their care. Only 21% of the people treated by those doctors said that their talks went well.
- Each year in the U.S., over 12 million adults who seek outpatient medical care receive a misdiagnosis, according to a recent study by BMJ Quality & Safety. That translates to about 5 percent of adults, or 1 out of 20 adult patients.
- 88% of patients that seek a second opinion leave with a refined or changed diagnosis. (Research from the Mayo Clinic)
- 28% of misdiagnosis are life threatening or life altering
- In 2015, the National Academy of Medicine reported that most people will receive an incorrect or late diagnosis at least once in their lives, sometimes with serious consequences.
- It cited one estimate that 12 million people — about 5 percent of adults who seek outpatient care — are misdiagnosed annually. (National Academy of Medicine)
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