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title: Diagnostic Error in Radiology
description: Radiology is the most frequently named specialty in NORCAL Group diagnostic error claims.
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# Diagnostic Error in Radiology

November 2018

Radiology is the most frequently named specialty in NORCAL Group diagnostic error claims. The total indemnity paid is the second highest among all specialties. Eighty-nine percent of diagnostic error claims against NORCAL-insured radiologists involve interpretation errors.

| **CASE ONE ** Cognitive Bias and Perceptual Errors **SPECIAL FEATURE** Prevalent Cognitive Biases in Radiology **CASE TWO** Fatigue, Distractions and Cognitive Overload = Increased Susceptibility to Cognitive Biases and Perceptual Errors | **CASE THREE** Hindsight Bias and Discovery of Interpretation “Errors” in Previous Reports **CASE FOUR** Clear Communication of Critical or Unexpected Results |
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**Related Topics:** [Radiology](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/radiology), [Cognitive Errors](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/cognitive-errors), [interpretation error](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/interpretation-error), [diagnostic error](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/tag/diagnostic-error)

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