Johns Hopkins' $5M center aims to prevent health care mistakes

Johns Hopkins Medicine is opening a new center that is focusing on reducing misdiagnosis in health care. The Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence was created through a $5 million gift from C. Michael Armstrong, a former Hopkins Medicine chairman who also provided funding for the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality over five years ago. The center will be led by Dr. David Newman-Toker, an associate professor of neurology and otolaryngology. The goal of the new center…

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