Family safety reporting in hospitalized children with medical complexity.

Alexandra N Mercer; Sangeeta Mauskar; Jennifer D. Baird; Jay G. Berry; Deanna Chieco; Katherine Copp; Elizabeth D Cox; Helen Haskell; Karen Hennessy; Michelle M. Kelly; Nandini Mallick; Amanda McGeachey; Patrice Melvin; Tiffany Ngo; Amy Pinkham; Jayne E. Rogers; Walter Wickremasinghe; David Michael Williams; Christopher P. Landrigan; Alisa Khan

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Family safety reporting in hospitalized children with medical complexity.

July 20, 2022

Mercer AN, Mauskar S, Baird JD, et al. Pediatrics. 2022;150(2):e2021055098.

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Children with serious medical conditions are vulnerable to medical errors. This prospective study examined safety reporting behaviors among parents of children with medical complexity and hospital staff caring for these patients in one tertiary children’s hospital. Findings indicate that parents frequently identify medical errors or quality issues, despite not being routinely advised on how to report safety concerns.

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