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Even with EHRs, notes are still written down on paper and some critical communication never happens between clinicians. To reduce medical errors, we need to keep improving our systems for collaboration.

When it comes to medical errors, diagnostic errors are the most common type of error reported by patients and the leading cause of malpractice claims. Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators complied and analyzed data from a diverse group of sources looking at data from 2004 to 2016 to identify patterns of diagnostic pitfalls.

Leaders in health care need to come to terms with and fix their beliefs in their own, their organizations', and their industry's exceptionalism at the strategic and cultural levels. Yes, we do know this is an exceedingly large and difficult undertaking, but we're convinced it's worthwhile, meaningful, and better than the alternative of the industry continuing as is and inadequately serving patients.

A new study indicates 40% of midwives in the United States are burned out or stressed and exhausted, putting them at risk for making medical errors and missing necessary patient care. Burnout also leads to less professional engagement, reduced productivity, absenteeism and resignations, according to new research published in the leading journal, Health Services Research.

Growing incidence of chronic conditions is set to aid the market growth of the Patient Safety and Risk Management Software Market report.

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More than one-third of physician assistants meet criteria for burnout, suggests a study in the September issue of JAAPA, Journal of the American Academy of PAs. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Shirajul Khan, 70, said he was left without insurance for eight months after Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City, declared him dead in April last year.

A study led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing finds that critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health.