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2. Institute for Safe Medication Practices - Wikipedia

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   The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is an American 501(c)(3) organization focusing on the prevention of medication errors and promoting safe medication practices. [1] It is affiliated with ECRI .

3. Medical error - Wikipedia

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   Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [46] [53] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [54] [55] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006 ...

4. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Graduate education prepares the graduate for specialization as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) or for advanced roles in leadership, management, or education. The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is an advanced generalist who focuses on the improvement of quality and safety outcomes for patients or patient populations from an ...

5. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A 2004 study of medical malpractice claims in the United States examining primary care malpractice found that though incidence of negligence in hospitals produced a greater proportion of severe outcomes, the total number of errors and deaths due to errors were greater for outpatient settings. No single medical condition was associated with more ...

6. Healthcare availability for undocumented immigrants in the ...

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   Many undocumented immigrants delay or do not get necessary health care, which is related to their barriers to health insurance coverage. [7]According to study conducted using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, of the Mexicans and other Latinos surveyed, undocumented immigrants had the lowest rates of health insurance and healthcare usage and were the youngest in age overall ...

7. Patient safety - Wikipedia

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   In 2016, Michael Daniels and Martin A. Makary published a piece in the British Medical Journal that claimed medical errors is the third leading cause of death in America at almost half a million deaths per year. Since this article's publication, several experts have criticized the methodology of their estimate, claiming the claim is the result ...