This book aims to serve as a playbook and a guide for the creation of a safer healthcare system in the contemporary healthcare ecosystem. It meets this goal through examinations of clinical case studies that illustrate core principles of patient safety, coverage of a broad range of medical errors including medication errors, and solutions to reducing medical errors that are widely applicable in many settings. Throughout the book, the chapters offer viewpoints from healthcare leaders, accomplished practitioners, and experts in patient safety. In addition to highlighting important concepts in patient safety, the book also provides a vision of patient safety in the subsequent decade. Furthermore, it will describe what changes need to fall into place between now and the next 10-15 years to have that future realized. The book presents and analyzes a number of cases to illustrate the most common types of medical errors and to help readers learn thekey clinical, organizational, and systems issues in patient safety. Patient Safety, 2nd edition, is an invaluable text for all physicians, healthcare workers, policymakers, and residents who are working towards a more equitable and effective healthcare system.

High Reliability in Healthcare.- Health Equity: A key aspect of patient safety.- The culture of safety.- Human factors in patient safety.- COVID-19 and patient safety.- Patient identification.- Teamwork and communication.- Handoff and care transitions.- EHR and patient safety.- Clinical ethics and patient safety.- Medication error.- Wrong-site surgery.- Hospital-acquired infections.- Hospital falls.- Diagnostic error.- Opioid safety.- Patient safety in pediatrics.- Patient safety in radiology.- Patient safety in anesthesia.- Patient safety in behavioral health.- Patient safety in outpatient care.- Patient safety in long-term care and nursing homes.- Patient safety in emergency department.- International safety considerations.- Communication and resolution.- Second victim.