# NIH Reporter #7R01HS029781-04

The Epidemiology of Diagnostic Error in Emergency Care in the United States and the Association with Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Costs

**Recipient:** Rhode Island Hospital

**Award Amount:** $486,289.00
**Ceiling:** $486,289.00

**Awarded:** September 28, 2026

**Identifier:** 7R01HS029781-04

AHRQ-funded research to measure diagnostic error in U.S. emergency care and assess its effects on patient outcomes and healthcare costs.

### Description

Project researching diagnostic error in U.S. emergency departments, including its frequency, association with patient harm, contributing patient, clinician, and hospital factors, and whether ambulatory follow-up can mitigate harms.

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