The CARE approach to reducing diagnostic errors.BACKGROUND
 The CARE method has helped the authors prepare and review their differential diagnoses in the relatively fast-paced practice of dermatology, but it has yet to be tested on a large scale.


 The CARE (communicate, assess for biased reasoning, reconsider differential diagnoses, enact a plan) method is an efficient, recallable checklist that uses an educational approach to reduce diagnostic error while reminding us to simply "care" from a humanistic perspective.  This method may help reduce preventable diagnostic errors and improve patient care.
CARE
The CARE approach to reducing diagnostic errors.BACKGROUND

The CARE approach
The CARE method has helped the authors prepare and review their differential diagnoses in the relatively fast-paced practice of dermatology, but it has yet to be tested on a large scale.



the CARE method