Advertisement
Home Tags Medical Errors

Tag: Medical Errors

Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospitalized Adults Who Die, Move to ICU

23.0 percent experienced a diagnostic error; errors contributed to temporary harm, permanent harm, or death in 17.8 percent

Cases of Pediatric Therapeutic Errors Related to ADHD Meds on the Rise

Likelihood of experiencing a serious medical outcome or being admitted to a health care facility was increased for children younger than 6 years

Recommendations Developed for Avoiding Perioperative Medication Errors

Enhanced policies, as well as technological solutions that can reduce opportunity for error, should be explored and adopted

Misdiagnosis Common for Suspected Myelodysplastic Neoplasms

About one-third of cases were reclassified following central review; receipt of inappropriate meds reported in 7 percent of misdiagnosed cases

Report Quantifies Misdiagnosis of Dangerous Diseases in the United States

Total serious harms extrapolated to affect 795,000 in U.S., with 15 dangerous diseases accounting for half of serious harms

Medication Errors Reported Frequently by Home Care Service Nurses

Increased odds of not making medication-related errors found for nurses who had attended training within last two years versus longer period

Pharmacies Often Not Notified of Discontinued Rx

Interventions, including phoning pharmacies and enabling CancelRX in electronic medical records, may reduce risk for medication safety events

More Medical Errors Reported for Nurses With Poor Physical, Mental Health

Likelihood of having better physical health up for nurses who perceived that worksite was very supportive of well-being

Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks

Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians

After adjustment for depression, no increased odds of suicidal ideation in association with burnout

Emergency Physicians Have High Median Need-for-Recovery Scores

Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors

Risk for self-reported clinically significant medical error increases with severity of sleep impairment