Diagnostic Safety
Patients and Families Stories
Patients and Families that have been
impacted by Diagnostic Errors
According to the report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, most of us will experience a diagnostic error– meaning an inaccurate or delayed diagnoses – in our lifetime. In this video, you hear three people’s experiences with challenges in the diagnostic process. Their stories underscore how critical teamwork and communication are in all settings of care.
According to the report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, most of us will experience a diagnostic error– meaning an inaccurate or delayed diagnoses – in our lifetime.
Colonel Steven Coffee: Failure to communicate test results
Roberta Reed: Failure to detect rapidly deteriorating kidneys
Lyn Behnke: Wrong diagnosis of heart condition
Barry McKeown: Near miss with delayed diabetes test
Sarah Kiehl: Missed diagnosis of sepsis
Susie Becken: Colon Cancer tested too late
Desiree Collins Bradley: Undiagnosed Infection
Jeanette Everette: Delayed diagnosis of stage 2 colorectal cancer
Kimberly Rodgers: Missed diagnosis of onset stroke
