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Adverse patient safety events during the COVID epidemic.

May 17, 2023

Yackel EE, Knowles RS, Jones CM, et al. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(5):340-345.

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The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed healthcare delivery and exacerbated threats to patient safety. Using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Center for Patient Safety data, this retrospective study characterized patient safety events related to COVID-19 occurring between March 2020 and February 2021. Delays in care and exposure to COVID-19 were the most common events and confusion over procedures, missed care, and failure to identify COVID-positive patients before exposures were the most common contributing factors.

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