# Patient Safety and Medication Errors

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/patient-safety-and-medication-errors-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 747,808 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on improving patient safety in healthcare settings, with a particular emphasis on addressing medical errors, implementing surgical safety checklists, promoting teamwork training, and cultivating a culture of safety. The research also delves into understanding adverse events, medication errors, communication breakdowns, and the incidence of adverse events to enhance healthcare quality. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Health Professions |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10508 |
| Works | 55,963 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [John P. A. Ioannidis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-p-a-ioannidis/)
- [Jeremy Grimshaw](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeremy-grimshaw/)
- [Andrea C. Tricco](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrea-c-tricco/)
- [Harlan M. Krumholz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/harlan-m-krumholz/)
- [Aziz Sheikh](https://scholariq.org/researchers/aziz-sheikh/)
- [Derek C. Angus](https://scholariq.org/researchers/derek-c-angus/)
- [Rinaldo Bellomo](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rinaldo-bellomo/)
- [Francesco Saverio Violante](https://scholariq.org/researchers/francesco-saverio-violante/)
- [Gary G. Koch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gary-g-koch/)
- [Víctor M. Montori](https://scholariq.org/researchers/victor-m-montori/)
- [Glenn M. Chertow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/glenn-m-chertow/)
- [Gordon R. Bernard](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-r-bernard/)

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