Podcasts Health & Fitness Medicine MedMal Insider Part I: Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakes

Part I: Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakes

Published: April 16, 2018, 9 a.m.

In any complex medical system, malpractice cases can arise from failures in the referral process. Typically these are situations in ambulatory care where the doctor recommends that a patient see a specialist, but it either doesn't happen or nobody acts on the result. A new tool from The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and CRICO helps guide doctors and practices to prevent these referral errors and the harm from resulting diagnostic failures.