Organization (Website) Origin: Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) (
https://www.improvediagnosis.org/)
Topic Brief:Diagnosis is a journey. Over the next few months, the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine's column, Dx IQ, will walk patients through the various steps of that journey. We'll show you where the pitfalls may be, how to be proactive, and how patients can partner with the care team to reduce them.
October Feature Article for Patients - 'Sitting in your doctor's office? Do this to help get the right diagnosis'Time is not just measured by seconds or minutes in a medical practice. It seems to drag on while we're in the waiting room and zip past us when we're finally face-to-face with the doctor.
But you can make that time work for you, if you're prepared. While the medical staff is focused on caring for another patient, here are some things you can do. [Read the full article - link below]
Dx IQ Feature Article URL: https://www.improvediagnosis.org/dxiq-column/sitting-in-your-doctors-office-do-this-to-help-get-the-right-diagnosis/Commentary:
- Patient engagement and education is the responsibility of all healthcare professionals.
- Please feel free to share this type of information with the patients you are serving.
- Wouldn't it be fantastic to create this type of specific educational materials for your laboratory services! If your laboratory already does this, please feel free to share with the Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality Community!
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Lezlee Koch, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee
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