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As summarized in this activity, medical errors remain a significant challenge for all aspects of the healthcare system and error rates are significantly higher in the United States compared with other developed countries. Root cause analysis reports are a useful tool to determine the primary systems- based factors of common medical errors. In the future, information technology, including electronic medical records, electronic prescribing, bar coding of medications, and decision support systems needs to be better, and more broadly, utilized in an effort to improve patient safety.
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