Patient Safety (Dec 2023)

Highlights of 2023-Print Issue

  • Patient Safety Authority

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. Highlights of 2023

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**The 2023 highlights issue of _Patient Safety_ is available to read online and download at no charge.** This issue revives previously published articles—original studies, data analyses, interviews, safety alerts, and more—as well as Patient Safety Authority content you may have missed. Among this curated selection are a look at [safety issues with medical equipment, supplies, and devices](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73988); takeaways from high-risk industries that can improve the design and use of [visual displays](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77769) and [alarm technology](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/73905); and a timely discussion on the [role artificial intelligence can play in healthcare](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77632). Additional features include • A [safety alert about clozapine](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/90674), a last-line therapy for schizophrenia that may cause serious, life-threatening side effects if it is not dosed appropriately • Data analyses from the largest event reporting database of its kind in the United States, including [patient safety trends in serious events and incidents](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74752), and [healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74494) • An interview with pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Walsh about the [risk of medication errors at home](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/88516) that can harm kids, families, or even their pets • Important notices about [wrong-site surgery](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91634), [drug-eluting stents](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91635), [diabetes and obesity medications](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91636), and [healthcare disparities](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/91637) • A [glimpse into the future of healthcare](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/88053) with a modern Nostradamus, Dr. Eyal Zimlichman _Patient Safety_ is fully open access (no fees for authors or readers) and published on a rolling basis throughout the year. We welcome manuscripts from all over the world. If your work can help advance patient safety, please [submit it to us for consideration](https://patientsafetyj.com/for-authors), and kindly share our journal with friends, family, colleagues, and caregivers. [Subscribe to our journal email list](https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/otqI5QB/journalupdates) to be updated on new articles as they are published online.