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Prepared by:
Lekshmi Santhosh, M.D., M.A.Ed.
University of California-San Francisco
Ella Cornell, M.D.
University of California-San Francisco
Juan C. Rojas, M.D., M.S.
Rush University
Patrick Lyons, M.D., M.Sc.
Oregon Health & Science University
This project was funded under contract number HHSP233201500022I/75P00119F37006 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The authors are solely responsible for this document’s contents, findings, and conclusions, which do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. Readers should not interpret any statement in this product as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. None of the authors has any affiliation or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this product.
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Suggested citation: Santhosh L, Cornell E, Rojas JC, Lyons P. Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2023. AHRQ Publication No. 23-0040-1-EF.