Patient Engagement March 13, 2023
ECRI listed pediatric mental health, the clinician shortage, and the fluctuating maternal-fetal healthcare situation as the top patient safety concerns for 2023.
Pediatric mental health, violence against healthcare staff, and challenges regarding maternal-fetal medicine are among the top patient safety issues for 2023, according to ECRI.
The annual report also noted certain patient safety concerns that stem back to the clinician shortage, like clinicians working outside of their scope or practice or competencies and poor care coordination, a task that can be time-consuming for the already time-strapped provider.
But most immediately, ECRI noted that it is concerned about the looming mental health crisis affecting the nation’s youth. Citing figures from a JAMA Pediatrics study, the rates of anxiety and...
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