The Moore Foundation Invests $85 Million to Improve Diagnostic Performance
“Achieving excellence in diagnosis goes beyond avoiding errors and includes consideration of cost, timeliness and patient convenience,” said
The initiative’s first area of focus is strengthening accountability for diagnostic excellence by helping to develop and validate new measures for diagnostic performance. Starting with infrastructure is important because currently
Three clinical categories – cardiovascular events, infections and cancers – are responsible for a disproportionate share of serious harm and preventable death because of sub-optimal diagnosis. The initiative will concentrate on these conditions. In addition, the foundation will explore opportunities to support growth and capacity of the field of diagnosis, preparing leaders dedicated to working on the issue of diagnostic excellence. And, assess the potential for new technologies to improve diagnostic performance, working to both minimize barriers for innovation and advocate for the safe and responsible deployment of these technologies.
“We believe this investment in diagnostic excellence is timely,” said
The Diagnostic Excellence Initiative is the second initiative of the foundation’s Patient Care Program. The first was the 12-year,
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundations fosters path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, improvements in patient care and the preservation of the special character of the
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