Measuring & Preventing Diagnostic Errors

Richard Zamore, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Mass., and completed a rheumatology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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Note: This article is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of the ACR or The Rheumatologist.