DOTmed October 2, 2023
Leading up to the launch of a new database in Maryland for tracking patient safety incidents, a data review by The Washington Post has revealed errors in the last three years at the state’s 62 hospitals have more than tripled, resulting in 769 preventable patient deaths and injuries.
Between 2019 and 2022, the level of harm was the highest it has been since the state began collecting patient safety data in 2004, reported The Post. Incidents included operations on wrong body parts; neglecting mentally unstable patients, resulting in escapes, harm, or death; administering unsafe medication doses in premature babies; and errors leading to amputations.
Incidents are likely to be higher due to a ransomware attack in December 2021 on a...
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