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Reducing Medical Errors For Patients With Substance Use Disorders With A Medical Information Card, Michael V. Hughes
Reducing Medical Errors For Patients With Substance Use Disorders With A Medical Information Card, Michael V. Hughes
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Background
Approximately 98,000 Americans perish annually due to medical errors and adverse events associated with the limited access to or incomplete pertinent patient health information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2022; Obrien et al., 2021). Pertinent patient health information includes patients’ allergies, current medications, current medical diagnosis, blood type, insurance, and emergency contact. The purpose of this project was to examine the efficacy in using File of Life cards in reducing medical errors among patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), and the perception of patients and healthcare providers ease of use, satisfaction of using the File of Life …