The latest news and analysis about patient safety and healthcare quality
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News & Analysis | | ECRI: Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Top Patient Safety Concern of 2023 | | Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since 1999, with the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite two decades of attention, estimates of annual patient deaths due to medical errors have risen steadily to as many as 440,000 lives, a figure that was reported in the Journal of Patient Safety in 2013. |
| Long COVID Patients at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Conditions, Study Finds | | Long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), is defined as having new, returning, or ongoing health issues more than four weeks after an initial infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of long COVID include fatigue, cough, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath, neurocognitive difficulties, and depression. |
Upcoming online event Patient Safety NOW: Online Summit | | Patient Safety Now is PSQH’s exclusive online summit taking place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. This free event features three sessions, presented by industry leaders, focused on providing a superior level of safety for your patients. Register now to reserve your spot. |
Sponsored content Improving Patient Safety: The Challenges and How to Make an Impact | | In March 2000, the book “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” was published. That publication began a national conversation and movement to address safety concerns and failures in our healthcare system. Unfortunately, since that time while we have seen some improvements the number of failures and patient safety events continue at an unsatisfactory level. This content is presented in partnership with Nuance. |
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