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. 2019 Nov 27;8(11):e16047. doi: 10.2196/16047

Table 2.

Factors contributing to failure in team-based diagnostic decision-making process.

Hazard score Subtasks Failure mode Failure description Causes Effects Remedial strategy
5 Subtask 2.2: consult with clinical teams Information gathering 4 Information from other teams not available Radiology is overwhelmed with tasks Delay in patient diagnosis Update radiology team to send urgent patient results first
7 Subtask 3.3: information overlooked in EHRa for past admissions Establish explanation of diagnosis 3 Information missed to form hypothesis because of health information technology Information lost because of interruption Wrong diagnosis Actively engage different team members to focus on multiple data sources in EHR

aEHR: electronic health record.