Issue Brief 21
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Rockville, MD 20857
www.ahrq.gov
Contract Number HHSP233201500022I/75P00119F37006
Prepared by:
Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Andrea Bradford, Ph.D.
Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H.
Division of Laboratory Systems, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Ira M. Lubin, Ph.D.
Nancy Cornish, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Daniel J. Morgan, M.D., M.S.
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. The findings and conclusions in this report do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Ira Lubin and Nancy Cornish contributed equally to the development of this document. None of the authors has any affiliation or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this product.
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Citation of the source is appreciated.
Suggested citation: Bradford A, Lubin IM, Cornish N, Morgan DJ, Singh H. Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2024. AHRQ Publication No. 24-0010-6-EF.
