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March 12, 2025 Weekly Issue

PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety.

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Alber DA, Yang Z, Alyakin A, et al. Nat Med. 2025;31:618-626.
To produce safe, accurate output, large language models (LLMs) must be trained on accurate information. In this study, researchers simulated a data-poisoning attack by implanting false medical information into a popular LLM training dataset. Results show that even a small amount of medical misinformation in the training dataset can result in harmful models that could compromise patient safety.
Commentary
Bender JA, Thiyagarajan S, Morrish W, et al. J Patient Saf. 2025;21:69-81.
Miscommunication is a major contributor to adverse events. This article describes the development of a framework to classify communication errors that contributed to a patient safety incident. Nine types of communication errors were identified. Falls and delays in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery were the most common adverse events related to communication errors.
Review
Mills PD, Tomolo A, Yackel EE. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;Epub Dec 20.
Health care is increasingly being provided remotely through telephone, video calls, and remote monitoring. Information on the prevalence and characterization of adverse events associated with telehealth is paramount to improving safety. This study analyzed 145 safety incidents related to telehealth at the VHA. The largest category was delays in care, and 90% of incidents resulted in no harm. Just over...
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Update Date: March 25, 2025

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