Joint Commission issues list to reduce diagnostic errors

The Joint Commission this week a list of 10 practices hospital leaders can pursue to reduce diagnostic errors. in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, the list includes organizational leadership building a 鈥渂oard-to-bedside鈥 accountability framework and implementing a just culture and psychologically safe environment for diagnostic safety. 鈥淭he list is thoughtful and clear, and we were particularly delighted to see a call to focus on diagnostic equity, transitions of care and the critical role of patients and families on the diagnostic team and in the diagnostic learning system,鈥 states an . 鈥淭he Safer Dx Checklist provides and actionable list of priorities for hospital leaders to pursue, starting now.鈥 (Joint Commission , 10/25/22)