Along with researchers at The Johns Hopkins University, Leapfrog conducted a small study and found that hospitals were aware of the problem of diagnostic errors, but unsure where to start to solve it. In response, in 2022, Leapfrog published Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Recommended Practices for Hospitals, a compilation of 29 evidence-based practices for hospitals to get started in tackling diagnostic errors.
This report updates the 2022 recommendations on diagnostic practices by incorporating recent advances in quality measurement, field-testing practices, and feedback from hospitals. It presents 22 recommended practices for diagnostic excellence, along with new resources and strategies for improving diagnosis safety and quality.
Key partners on the report include The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, a patient safety researcher at Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) based at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Mark L. Graber, MD, FACP, SIDM Founder and President Emeritus; and Matt Austin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine.