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Patient safety trends in 2022: an analysis of 256,679 serious events and incidents from the nation’s largest event reporting database.

Kepner S, Jones RM. Patient Safety Trends in 2022: an analysis of 256,679 serious events and incidents from the nation’s largest event reporting database. Patient Saf. 2023;5(2):6-19. doi:10.33940/001c.74752.

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May 17, 2023
Kepner S, Jones RM. Patient Saf. 2023;5(2):6-19.
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Pennsylvania requires all acute care facilities to report incidents and serious events to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS). This report compiles reports submitted in 2022 and compares results to previous years. There was a decrease in the total number of reports submitted, but serious and high harm events increased. The most frequently reported event continues to be Error Related to Procedure/Treatment/Test followed by Complication of Procedure/Treatment/Test, Medication Error, and Fall.

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Kepner S, Jones RM. Patient Safety Trends in 2022: an analysis of 256,679 serious events and incidents from the nation’s largest event reporting database. Patient Saf. 2023;5(2):6-19. doi:10.33940/001c.74752.

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