"Devastating Consequences: The Alarming Toll of Misdiagnosis on 795,000 Americans Annually"
An estimated 795,000 Americans die or suffer permanent disabilities each year due to misdiagnoses, according to a report by the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence. The study reveals that misdiagnoses occur across various medical care settings, not just in doctors' offices, and are the most under-resourced public health crisis. Medical providers misdiagnose diseases about 11% of the time, with strokes being the most commonly missed condition. Five diseases, including stroke, sepsis, pneumonia, blood clots, and lung cancer, account for nearly 40% of deaths and disabilities resulting from incorrect diagnoses. Reducing diagnostic errors for these diseases could save 150,000 lives annually.
