Negative patient representations in medical records perpetuate stereotypes that can affect care over time. This story discusses how written notes using stigmatizing language reflect bias and physician disrespect that serve as clues to misdiagnosis. Black patients and those patients named as "difficult" were particularly vulnerable to damaging representation in notes.

Criminalization of medical mistakes typifies the blame-focused approach patient safety leaders have worked to reduce in health care. This article covers a high-profile case of medication error involving an automated dispensing system that is ubiquitous in health care.

The unintended consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare continue to generate clinician concern. This magazine piece examines the potential diagnostic improvements to be realized from AI while cautioning about its premature use generating overdiagnosis and overtreatment.