Biden’s Budget Seeks To Reduce Errors In Medical Diagnoses

US President Joe Biden’s proposed 2023 budget earmarks funds to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish diagnostic safety centers of excellence to help cut down on medical testing errors.

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Approximately 12 million Americans suffer a diagnostic error each year, and more than 4 million experience severe consequences because of these errors or from diagnostic delays, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

And these diagnostic errors come at a high cost to the US healthcare system – more than $100bn a year...

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