Tag: Medical Errors
Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
Though broadly used in U.S. hospitals, EHRs fail to detect up to one-third of medication errors
Serious Resident Errors Increase When Extended ICU Shifts Are Cut
But after adjustment for number of patients per resident, errors not increased with ≤16-hour shifts
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
Physician Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Medical Errors
Bidirectional association seen between depressive symptoms and medical errors
VA Hospitals Have Lower Rates of Adverse Events in Psychiatric Units
Adverse events, medical errors lower in VA versus community-based inpatient psychiatric units
Medication Errors Resulting in Death Most Common in Elderly
Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient
Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors
Problems related to patient-physician interactions contribute to diagnostic errors
Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses
Diagnostic error is the most common cause of medical errors that patients report
Recommendations Issued for Enhancing ICU Diagnostic Safety
Include enhancing recognition of potential errors, increasing teamwork, patient-centeredness
Preventable Adverse Drug Events Usually of Minor Severity in Kids
Incidence of pADEs is zero to 17 per 1,000 patient-days for children in general pediatric wards
