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Table 5 Increase in the average number of diagnoses and irrelevant diagnoses before and after DSS advice, broken down by grade

From: Assessment of the potential impact of a reminder system on the reduction of diagnostic errors: a quasi-experimental study

Grade

No. of diagnoses

No. of irrelevant diagnoses

 

Pre-DSS

Post-DSS

Increase

Pre-DSS

Post-DSS

Increase

Consultant

3.3

4.6

1.3

0.4

0.7

0.3

Registrar

4.3

5.9

1.6

0.8

1.3

0.5

SHO

4.4

6.1

1.7

0.6

1.4

0.8

Medical student

4.0

6.6

2.6

1.1

2.2

1.1