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Diagnosis-related events are the single largest root cause of medical professional liability claims, accounting for 33 percent of all claims and 47 percent of indemnity payments, according to Boston-based medical professional liability insurance provider Coverys. The insurer’s latest “Dose of …

Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences. Getting the right diagnosis, at the right time, is …