Original Investigation

Classification of Emergency Diagnosis–Sensitive Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37682

October 06, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this retrospective observational study of Medicare beneficiaries, EDSCs were used to characterize the population burden of potential diagnostic errors in emergency care and associated clinical presentations.

Corresponding Author: Laura G. Burke, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 55 Claverick St, Providence, RI 02903 (lburke6@brownhealth.org).

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