Background: The magnitude and consequences of medical errors are controversial issues; nevertheless, there is a consensus on the preventability of medication errors ...

Credit: Getty Images. The discovery evidence in this case, particularly the deposition evidence, made it clear that the plaintiff had a strong case against the hospital. Mistakes happen. They happen ...

Preventable medical errors encompass a wide range of mistakes including misdiagnosis, medication errors, surgical errors, health care-associated infections and communication breakdowns among health ...

Willingness of older people with cancer to participate in cancer clinical trials is not a barrier to accrual No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

The benchmarking for medication incidents rate is not regarded as a recognized key performance measure or indicator in ...

A new study has found a staggering rise in the number of ADHD medication errors among US youth over the last 22 years, most of which occurred at home. The researchers say their findings highlight the ...

On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a sweeping pharmacy measure with several components aimed at promoting patient safety. Chief among AB 1286’s mandates is ...

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...

A study of informed consent (IC), age, and cognitive function (CF) among advanced cancer patients (acp) in phase I trials No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The error rate among children aged older than 12 years was 20.9 per 100 orders ...