Foley’s medical landscape often involves quick handoffs: urgent care to imaging, clinic follow-ups to specialists, and emergency departments coordinating tests while patients are in pain and trying to get relief. In those moments, diagnostic mistakes can occur when:
- Abnormal results weren’t escalated fast enough (or were overlooked amid competing priorities)
- Follow-up instructions weren’t clearly documented or were missed because the patient was told to “watch and wait”
- Care teams relied too heavily on decision support without verifying it against exam findings
- Symptoms were minimized due to initial impressions, especially when a patient returns with worsening or evolving complaints
When AI or automated tools are part of intake, triage, documentation, imaging review, or risk scoring, the risk isn’t that the technology “caused everything.” The legal issue is whether the care team used the system appropriately—whether they verified recommendations, corrected errors, and acted on red flags.


