MedSolutions program addresses misdiagnosis
The Premerus Diagnostic Accuracy program, offered by MedSolutions, provides health plans and members a solution to misdiagnosis, according to the organization, by utilizing clinical technology to connect patients with diagnostic specialists.
Unrecognized or unreported diagnostic errors account for an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 hospital deaths yearly, and make up 40 percent of all malpractice cases, according to a press release from MedSolutions. Errors reading MRI and CT scans are a major contributor to the problem, and according to a recent study cited by the company, 54 percent of diagnostic errors over a period of several years resulted from the interpretation of general radiography, with CT and MRI reading errors accounting for 32 percent of those errors.
“Sadly, it’s the patient who pays the ultimate price. Patients shouldn’t have to endure the cost, pain or uncertainty of unnecessary and invasive procedures or delays in care that result from misdiagnosis,” said Greg Allen, MD, chief medical officer of MedSolutions.
Unrecognized or unreported diagnostic errors account for an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 hospital deaths yearly, and make up 40 percent of all malpractice cases, according to a press release from MedSolutions. Errors reading MRI and CT scans are a major contributor to the problem, and according to a recent study cited by the company, 54 percent of diagnostic errors over a period of several years resulted from the interpretation of general radiography, with CT and MRI reading errors accounting for 32 percent of those errors.
“Sadly, it’s the patient who pays the ultimate price. Patients shouldn’t have to endure the cost, pain or uncertainty of unnecessary and invasive procedures or delays in care that result from misdiagnosis,” said Greg Allen, MD, chief medical officer of MedSolutions.