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		Diagnostic error contributes to 6.6% of hospital deaths (jamanetwork.com)
		4 points by ossicones on Jan 12, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

keernan on Jan 12, 2024 [–]

Harmful diagnostic errors occurred in 17.8% of hospital records reviewed.

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