Patient safety trends in 2022: an analysis of 256,679 serious events and incidents from the nation’s largest event reporting database.

Pennsylvania requires all acute care facilities to report incidents and serious events to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS). This report compiles reports submitted for Q1 and Q2 2022 and compares results to previous years. There was a decrease in the total number of reports submitted, but serious and high harm events increased. The most frequently reported event continues to be Error Related to Procedure/Treatment/Test followed by Complication of Procedure/Treatment/Test, Medication Error, and Fall. In November 2023, an update was published reflecting the addition of Q3 and Q4 2022 data.