Parents of hospitalized children routinely catch medical errors and
preventable adverse events (AEs) that medical professionals miss, a study published online in JAMA Pediatrics found.
A study released last year found that using a distinct naming convention for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit could reduce medical errors, FierceHealthcare
previously reported. The researchers found that nondistinct names such
as Babyboy or Babygirl for babies whose parents haven't get given them
names increases the chance that medical orders get mixed up. Adding the
mother's first name to the newborn's temporary name reduced near-misses
by 36 percent.
To learn more:
- here's the study abstract
- read the Reuters article
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