Misdiagnosis won't happen to me. Until it does.
1 in 20 U.S. adults gets a wrong or missed diagnosis every year. We designed MayaMD to help prevent these errors, with guidance from top medical experts and researchers who teach on diagnostic error. Try it for free.
Americans die or are permanently disabled by diagnostic error each year.
BMJ Quality & Safety, 2023U.S. adults get a diagnostic error in outpatient care every year.
BMJ Quality & Safety, 2014ER patients leave with the wrong diagnosis.
AHRQ systematic review, 2022Sent home with flu. It was meningitis.
A severe headache, a stiff neck, light hurting her eyes. Her mother was worried enough to call ahead. Sophie was discharged the same day and died after returning to hospital. The warning signs were there. They got lost.
Three steps. Nothing gets lost.
01Log it as it happens
Record what you feel, when it started and how it changes, while it is fresh. Medication reminders keep you on track.
02Keep it all together
Symptoms, physical signs and lab results in one place, not scattered across portals and memory.
03Show your doctor
Walk into every visit with a clear summary, so the details that matter are seen and not dismissed.
You know your body. Bring the proof.
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MayaMD does not provide a medical diagnosis and does not replace your doctor. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911.
- Newman-Toker DE, et al. Burden of serious harms from diagnostic error in the USA. BMJ Quality & Safety, 2023.
- Singh H, Meyer AND, Thomas EJ. The frequency of diagnostic errors in outpatient care. BMJ Quality & Safety, 2014.
- Newman-Toker DE, et al. Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. AHRQ, 2022.
- Sophie Ward: inquest reporting, Barnet Hospital, London, 2025.