Patient Safety

A patient scheduled for a positron emission tomography (PET) scan who wanted medication to relieve her anxiety was prescribed Versed, but the nurse mistakenly injected the patient with a fatal dose of...

A private practice did not provide a patient with a complete copy of the patient’s medical records. Instead, the practice relied on a state regulation that permitted giving a summary of the medical records....

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Test your knowledge of the latest Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidance, vaccine coadministration with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus shots, and state-level access changes. Three...