Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2024
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2024
ECRI releases its top 10 list of top patient safety concerns
for 2024. The list is ranked in order of concern, one being the most
significant. You can download the full report at https://www.ecri.org/top-10-patient-safety-concerns-2024.
1. Transitioning
new clinicians from education to practice
2. Workarounds
with barcode medication administration systems
3. Access
to maternal and perinatal care
4. Unintended
consequences of technology adoption
5. Physical
and emotional well-being of healthcare workers
6. Complexity
of preventing diagnostic error
7. Equitable
care for people with physical and intellectual disabilities
8. Drug,
supply, and equipment shortages
9. Misuse
of parenteral syringes to administer oral liquid medications
10. Preventing
patient falls
Who is ECRI? ECRI is a global, independent authority on
healthcare technology and safety. ECRP services assist the healthcare community
through quality improvement, reducing
costs, and achieving better outcomes. https://www.ecri.org/
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