Wrong-patient Error Prevention
Wrong-Patient Error Prevention is a patient safety strategy that systematically identifies and mitigates risks of medical interventions being performed on incorrect individuals through verifiable identification protocols, distinct from general error reduction by specifically targeting mismatches between patients and their assigned clinical data or treatments.
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William Galanter, Suzanne Falck, Mason Jenner Burns et al. · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · 2013 · 60 citations · Full text
For three years, I treated the wrong patient.
Lerer Rj · PubMed · 1990 · 44 citations
Law, Surgery, Negligence +6
Use of Temporary Names for Newborns and Associated Risks
Jason S. Adelman, Judy L. Aschner, Clyde B. Schechter et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2015 · 43 citations
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Horsham, United States
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3 publications
65 citations
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
New York, United States
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11 publications
444 citations

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, United States
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5 publications
202 citations
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, United States
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19 publications
760 citations

New York Hospital Queens
New York, United States
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11 publications
444 citations
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
New York, United States
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6 publications
237 citations
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, United States
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646 citations
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Repository · 5 publications · 123 citations
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