An article published in the Boston Globe yesterday really struck a chord with us here at i-Human Patients – statistics like these are exactly what we are hoping to improve by getting our product into the hands of every educator and student in healthcare!
Excerpt:
“At least 1 in 20 adult outpatients receives an incorrect diagnosis from their doctor, according to a new study. Sometimes the consequences are minor — calling something an “allergy” when it’s really a cold, for instance. But in more than 6 million patients a year in the United States, such misdiagnosis could have major consequences, such as a dangerous delay in cancer treatment.”