Make sure your practice has a good way to give doctors feedback and notify them when their diagnoses are incorrect.
 
That doesn’t always happen now, according to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. In fact, internists are just as confident about their diagnoses for tough patient cases when they were right just 6% of the time as they are with easier cases when they’re right 55% of the time, a HealthLeaders Media article notes.
 
In the study, 118 physicians were asked to diagnose four cases – two were easy and two were more difficult. In four phases, they could gather information about the case through chief complaint, medical history, physical exam, laboratory and imaging studies and specialized lab and imaging tests, according to the article.
 
They were asked whether they would order additional labs and imaging, seek a second opinion from a colleague, seek an informal consult with another doctor, seek a formal referral from a specialist or use reference materials, the article notes.
 
Practices who conduct regular audits are more likely to find problems with claims, Part B News readers know. From there, they can educate physicians about trouble spots.