Image/Poster 10 medical errors that changed the standard of care. Citation Text: Bialek BB. Medscape Today. January 18, 2012. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 15, 2012 Bialek BB. Medscape Today. January 18, 2012. View more articles from the same authors. This slide set presents medical errors that led to changes in practice standards. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Bialek BB. Medscape Today. January 18, 2012. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Nursing homes cited 1,000 times for medication errors. August 27, 2014 Medical errors still claiming many lives. May 18, 2005 Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff. August 29, 2012 Preventing medication errors by empowering patients. November 18, 2015 Preventing high-alert medication errors in hospital patients. 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Prescription for disaster: America's broken pharmacy system in revolt over burnout and errors. November 8, 2023
‘Largest maternity scandal in NHS history’: Dozens of mothers and babies died on wards of hospital trust, leaked report reveals December 18, 2019
Racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric and gynecologic care and role of implicit biases. May 18, 2023
Improving Patient and Worker Safety—Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation. December 19, 2012
Anatomy of a medical device recall: how defective products can slip through an outdated system. October 27, 2021
Vincristine (and other vinca alkaloids) should only be given intravenously via a minibag. August 8, 2007
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012. September 26, 2012
How-to Guides: Improving Transitions from the Hospital to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations. August 8, 2012
National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety Measures: A Consensus Report. June 27, 2012
Investigation into Detection of Retained Vaginal Swabs and Tampons Following Childbirth. January 22, 2020
Call to Action: Safeguarding the Integrity of Healthcare Quality and Safety Systems. October 31, 2012
Protect Patients Against Preventable Harm from Improper Use of Single-dose⁄Single-use Vials. May 16, 2012
Despite technology, verbal orders persist, read back is not widespread, and errors continue. May 31, 2017
Tragic error with neuromuscular blocker should prompt risk assessment by all hospitals. January 14, 2015
Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care. September 26, 2012
Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective. May 30, 2012
The differences between human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior are key to a just culture. July 1, 2020
Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement. October 10, 2012
Important change to heparin container labels to clearly state the total drug strength. December 19, 2012
Patient Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer July 31, 2023
Impact of patient safety climate on infection prevention practices and healthcare worker and patient outcomes. May 10, 2023
Medication use evaluation of high-dose long-term opioid de-prescribing in multiple Veterans Affairs medical centers. January 18, 2023
Prevalence, contributory factors and severity of medication errors associated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. January 12, 2022
Association between in-clinic opioid administration and discharge opioid prescription in urgent care: a retrospective cohort study. February 17, 2021
An effective intervention: limiting opioid prescribing as a means of reducing opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. September 23, 2020
Indication-specific opioid prescribing for US patients with Medicaid or private Insurance, 2017 June 10, 2020
Better care for surgical patients: recognizing and responding to the unexpected to save lives. January 29, 2020
Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health care events. June 12, 2019
FDA identifies harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines and requires label changes to guide prescribers on gradual, individualized tapering. April 17, 2019
Challenges with implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opioid guideline: a consensus panel report. April 3, 2019
Defining minimum necessary anticoagulation-related communication at discharge: Consensus of the Care Transitions Task Force of the New York State Anticoagulation Coalition. November 7, 2018