Letter to the Editor: Beyond the audit, real-time data integration and dedicated clinical oversight in diagnostic reconciliation

Diagnostic disagreements between clinical and diagnostic services represent a critical blind spot in modern hospital management, often leading to treatment delays and compromised clinical trial integrity. While retrospective audits have traditionally been used to identify these gaps, they lack the agility required for real-time patient safety. This article examines the findings of Virarkar et al in their manuscript titled “Impact of a dedicated consult shift on reducing time to resolution of dia