In Fenton and throughout Genesee County and the surrounding region, medical care often involves a mix of settings: urgent care visits, ER follow-ups, imaging at hospital-based centers, specialty referrals, and lab results routed through multiple systems. That “handoff chain” is where diagnostic errors commonly take root.
A diagnosis may be wrong or delayed due to:
- Abnormal results that aren’t flagged clearly in the chart
- Test results that aren’t followed up after discharge
- Missed escalation when symptoms worsen
- Over-reliance on automated suggestions rather than clinician verification
If AI tools were part of the workflow—whether for risk scoring, triage routing, documentation, or imaging/lab interpretation—the legal question becomes: what did the care team do with the tool’s output, and did they meet Michigan’s expected standard of care?


