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Topic: Medical Errors

Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system--in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes--and can have serious consequences. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. AHRQ has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects to prevent and reduce medical errors.

10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals

Advances in Patient Safety

AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources

AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent

AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Research on Reducing Medication, Diagnostic Errors

Decline in Adverse Drug Events Linked to Use of Health Information Technology

Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events

Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities

Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research

Project Overview: Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events

Resources and Tools To Improve Discharge and Transitions of Care and Reduce Readmissions

Strengthening AHRQ’s Role in Preventing Medical Errors

Study Finds High Rates of Errors, Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Pediatric Patients

With Increased Funding, AHRQ To Explore Scope and Causes of Diagnostic Errors