"Diagnostic Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Incorrect diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354 N02.421.450.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnostic Errors- Diagnostic Errors
- Diagnostic Error
- Error, Diagnostic
- Errors, Diagnostic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diagnostic Errors".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Diagnostic Errors".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnostic Errors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing misdiagnoses and cognitive errors using virtual patients and automated feedback in a clinical reasoning curriculum. BMC Med Educ. 2026 Jan 28; 26(1).
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A framework for defining diagnostically challenging conditions identifiable through electronic algorithms. Diagnosis (Berl). 2026 Aug 01; 13(3):378-383.
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Atypical Presentations at Risk for Diagnostic Errors in Internal Medicine: A Scoping Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(7):1937-1956.
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Two decades of diagnostic safety research: advances, challenges, and next steps. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 11 01; 12(4):549-556.
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Using Video Ethnography and Stimulated Recall Interviews to Describe the Diagnostic Process in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 11; 32(11):1189-1196.
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Implementation of Electronic Triggers to Identify Diagnostic Errors in Emergency Departments. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 02 01; 185(2):143-151.
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Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 05 01; 12(2):153-162.
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A Virtual Breakthrough Series Collaborative for Missed Test Results: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2440269.
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An electronic trigger to detect telemedicine-related diagnostic errors. J Telemed Telecare. 2025 Aug; 31(7):1050-1055.
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Discrepancies Between Clinical and Anatomic Causes of Death in Acute Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: An Institutional Experience at a Tertiary Care Center. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2022 10 01; 146(10):1281-1285.