Emily Curren DVM, MPH On December 9, 2019, CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) hosted a meeting at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on improving patient safety through diagnostic stewardship. Meeting attendees represented academia; federal partners; and professional, industry, and patient representative organizations. The meeting focused on identifying emerging issues in the field of laboratory diagnostic stewardship, raising awareness of these issues among stakeholders, and discussing strategies to address the issues—all with an emphasis on improved outcomes and patient safety. What is diagnostic stewardship? Diagnostic stewardship means improving diagnostics and diagnosis as part of patient care. Good laboratory diagnostic
