Ann Louise Puopolo

TL;DR: The patients of physicians who have higher professional satisfaction may themselves be more satisfied with their care, according to a cross-sectional survey of patients and physicians in the greater-Boston area.

TL;DR: This work analyzed data from closed malpractice claims at 4 liability insurance companies to develop a framework for investigating missed and delayed diagnoses, advance understanding of their causes, and identify opportunities for prevention.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a framework for investigating missed and delayed diagnoses, advance understanding of their causes, and identify opportunities for prevention in the ambulatory setting, and developed a set of diagnostic errors associated with adverse outcomes for patients.

TL;DR: A review of 122 closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers in which patients had alleged a missed or delayed diagnosis in the emergency department found that missed diagnoses in the ED have a complex cause.

TL;DR: Drug complications in the ambulatory setting were common, although most were not documented in the medical record, and increased use of the medical system and correlated with dissatisfaction with care.