Center for Diagnostic Excellence
Improving Diagnosis. Reducing Harm. Empowering Patients.
At the University of Michigan, we’re transforming the future of diagnosis to make medical care safer, smarter, and more equitable.
Explore the Center for Diagnostic Excellence
An Unseen Medical Crisis: Diagnostic Errors by the numbers
12 Million
Diagnostic Errors Each Year
795,000+
Disabled or Die
25%
of All Medical Error Fatalities
How We Work
Research
We develop and test real-world interventions to improve diagnostic accuracy
Empowerment
Through our Use Your Voice initiative, we encourage patients to speak up
Collaboration
We partner with patients and clinicians to co-design safer systems
Innovation
We harness technologies like AI to support clinicians in real-time
Use Your Voice
Our signature campaign encourages patients and families to participate actively in the diagnostic process. Together, we’re building a culture where speaking up is welcomed and can save lives.
News
Department News
Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine Hosts International Meeting on Diagnostic Excellence
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan welcomed clinicians, educators, researchers, administrators, patients, and advocates from around the world for the Diagnostic Excellence 2025 (DEX25) meeting, held October 27–29 at the Michigan League in Ann Arbor. This three-day gathering focused on advancing the safety and accuracy of clinical diagnosis through science, education, and collaboration.
Department News
The future, fast: Emergency Medicine at U-M positions AI as a department-wide strategy
Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine nationwide — and at the University of Michigan, the Department of Emergency Medicine is moving faster and thinking bigger.
Rather than using AI as a one-off tool, the department is adopting it as a core strategy — reshaping everything from education and clinical decision-making to operations, discovery and diagnostics. It’s a vision that places emergency medicine at the forefront of AI’s role in redefining academic medicine.
Health Lab
Revolutionizing head injury care
A simple blood test is changing how emergency medicine operates.
