The Top Five: A Review of Post-Pandemic Patient Safety Priorities.

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The Top Five: A Review of Post-Pandemic Patient Safety Priorities.

March 20, 2024

Sacramento, CA: Hospital Quality Institute; 2024.

The COVID pandemic posed wide-ranging challenges to both society at large as well as to the health care system, revealing weaknesses and degrading safety achievements. This analysis of California patient safety organization data explores the role of workforce demands during the crisis to affect falls, medication safety, healthcare associated infections, and pressure injuries.

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