Outlining 11 typical types of medical mistakes and patient harms
In pursuit of improving patient safety and reducing patient harm, healthcare organizations must be familiar with the most common types of medical errors.
Indeed, patient safety is on the up and up in the U.S. The nation scores among the best among its peers in terms of clinical quality, largely due to its focus on patient safety. And despite some pandemic-era setbacks in patient safety metrics, the U.S. is on the rebound in reducing patient harm.