Medical errors and patient safety

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Is the reporting of medical errors changing? This book presents real cases from healthcare, revealing that most errors stem from systemic flaws rather than individual blame. It discusses the global shift towards a "no-fault" model for medical error disclosure, aiming to enhance the entire care system. The text introduces the concept of medical errors leading to preventable adverse events and explores the challenges in reducing these incidents. It highlights the impact of errors on clinical laboratories and addresses related educational, bioethical, and regulatory issues. Literature reports varying error rates of 0.1-9.3% in clinical diagnostic laboratories. Although fewer errors may occur in laboratories compared to other hospital settings, the sheer volume of laboratory tests means even a small error rate can lead to significant issues. The interconnectedness of surgical specialties, emergency rooms, and intensive care units with clinical diagnostic labs underscores the need for reduced error rates to ensure patient safety. The author argues that many errors are preventable with proper focus on systemic factors. This book proposes intelligent system approaches to control and eliminate errors, serving as a valuable resource for physicians, clinical biochemists, research scientists, laboratory technologists, and anyone committed to minimizing adverse events in healthcare.