Data accuracy failures in health care

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that 15 per cent of the diagnoses are "inexact, late or erroneous" and that the economic burden this entails is 17.5 per cent of the total health expenditure. That is, we are talking about 1.8 per cent of the gross domestic product in a typical OECD country, "where one tenth of the GDP goes to health care." In Spain, investment in health care accounts for 7.4 per cent of …

Data accuracy failures in health care

Internist and psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, "How data accuracy failures are costing lives and money in health care." He explores the consequences of inaccurate data in health care, from billing errors and wrongful prosecutions to the broader impact on medical decision-making and patient care. Muhamad highlights real-world cases, including his own legal battle over Medicare claims and the flawed prosecution of an intervent…